kind: section

code: GOV

citation: GOV § 1

text: This act shall be known as the Government Code.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)


citation: GOV § 2

text: The provisions of this code in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.


citation: GOV § 3

text: All persons who at the time this code takes effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, continue to hold them according to their former tenure.


citation: GOV § 4

text: No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provisions of this code so far as possible.


citation: GOV § 5

text: Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.


citation: GOV § 6

text: Title, division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.


citation: GOV § 7

text: Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.


citation: GOV § 7.5

text: Whenever, by any law, the director of any state department is made a member of a state board, commission, or committee, or of the governing body of any state agency or authority, the director may designate a deputy director of that department holding a position specified in subdivision (f) or (g) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution to act as such member in his or her place and stead, to all intents and purposes as though the director were personally present, including the right of the deputy to be counted in constituting a quorum, to participate in the proceedings of the board, commission, committee, or other governing body, and to vote upon any and all matters. Not more than one director shall be represented by such a deputy at any meeting or session of a board, commission, committee, or other governing body. The director so designating such a deputy shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under such designation in the same manner and to the same extent that the director is responsible for the acts of the deputy performing his or her official duties as deputy director of the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 436, Sec. 1.)


citation: GOV § 7.6

text:
(a) If by law, any officer whose office is created by the California Constitution is made a member of a state board, commission, or committee, or of the governing body of any state agency or authority, the officer may designate a deputy of his or her office holding a position specified in subdivision (c) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution to act as the member in the constitutional officer’s place and stead, to all intents and purposes as though the constitutional officer was personally present, including the right of the deputy to be counted in constituting a quorum, to participate in the proceedings of the board, commission, committee, or other governing body, and to vote upon any and all matters. The constitutional officer so designating a deputy shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under the designation in the same manner and to the same extent that the constitutional officer is responsible for the acts of the deputy performing his or her official duties as a deputy of the office of the constitutional officer.

(b) The Lieutenant Governor may designate any person in his or her office holding a position specified in subdivision (c) or (f) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section only. However, the Lieutenant Governor may not appoint a person to act as a deputy for him or her at meetings of the Senate, or of the Regents of the University of California, or of the Trustees of the California State University.

(c) The Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court may designate a judge or employee of a state court or an employee of the Administrative Office of the Courts to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section.

(d) The Attorney General may also designate any employee in his or her office to act as a deputy for the purpose of this section. However, no person designated by the Attorney General pursuant to this section to act as a member on any state board, commission, committee, or governing body of which the Attorney General is presiding officer shall act as presiding officer in his or her place.

(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate any person in his or her office holding a position specified in Section 2.1 of Article IX of the California Constitution to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section. However, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may not appoint a person to act as a deputy for him or her at meetings of the State Board of Education, of the Regents of the University of California, or of the Trustees of the California State University.

(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, not more than one officer subject to this section shall be represented by a deputy subject to this section at any meeting or session of the State Lands Commission.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 182, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)


citation: GOV § 7.7

text: The provisions of Sections 7.5 and 7.6 do not affect or modify in any manner the provisions of Section 7.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 463.)


citation: GOV § 7.8

text: Notwithstanding anything in this code to the contrary, the Directors of Finance, General Services, and Education may appoint any deputy or assistant director in their respective departments to act in their place and stead on the State Allocation Board, irrespective of whether said deputy or assistant director holds a position specified in subdivision (g) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, and irrespective of whether there shall be more than one such person representing a director at any meeting of such board. Such person, while sitting on said board, shall have all the powers the director he represents would have had, including the right to be counted in a quorum, the right to participate in the proceedings of the board and to vote on any and all matters. The director so designating such a deputy or assistant director shall be responsible for the acts of the person acting under such designation in the same manner and to the same extent that the director is responsible for the acts of the deputy or assistant director performing his official duties as deputy or assistant director of the department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)


citation: GOV § 7.9

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate any deputy of his or her office to act in his or her place and stead on any state board, commission, committee, or governing board of a state agency with respect to the exercise of statutory powers and duties of any of those bodies. The deputy, while sitting on a board, commission, committee, or governing board of a state agency may exercise the same powers that the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction may exercise as if he or she were personally present. The Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction so designating a deputy shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under the designation in the same manner and to the same extent that the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for the acts of the deputy performing his or her official duties as deputy to the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, or the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(b) At the request of the Controller or the Treasurer, two employees of each officer, who hold permanent civil service status and have been designated deputies under this section, shall be classified and compensated as career executives at category level IV or category level V.

(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may not appoint a person pursuant to subdivision (a) to act as a deputy for him or her at meetings of the State Board of Education, the Regents of the University of California, or the Trustees of the California State University.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 192, Sec. 1.)


citation: GOV § 7.9a

text: At the request of the Controller, two employees of that officer, in addition to those provided for in Section 7.9, shall be classified and compensated as career executives at category level IV or category level V.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 1. Effective September 16, 1988.)


citation: GOV § 8

text: Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise.


citation: GOV § 9

text: Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this State, the reference applies to all amendments and additions now or hereafter made.


citation: GOV § 10

text: “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned.


citation: GOV § 11

text: The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.


citation: GOV § 12

text: The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.


citation: GOV § 12.2

text: “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 44. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)


citation: GOV § 12.5

text: The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the terms “man” or “men” where appropriate shall be deemed “person” or “persons” and any references to the terms “man” or “men” in sections of this code be changed to “person” or “persons” when such code sections are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436.)


citation: GOV § 13

text: The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.


citation: GOV § 14

text: “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.


citation: GOV § 15

text: “Oath” includes affirmation.


citation: GOV § 16

text: “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.


citation: GOV § 16.5

text:
(a) In any written communication with a public entity, as defined in Section 811.2, in which a signature is required or used, any party to the communication may affix a signature by use of a digital signature that complies with the requirements of this section. If a public entity elects to use a digital signature, that digital signature shall have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature if and only if it embodies all of the following attributes:

(1) It is unique to the person using it.

(2) It is capable of verification.

(3) It is under the sole control of the person using it.

(4) It is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the digital signature is invalidated.

(5) It conforms to regulations adopted by the Secretary of State. Initial regulations shall be adopted no later than January 1, 1997. In developing these regulations, the secretary shall seek the advice of public and private entities, including, but not limited to, the Department of Information Technology, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of General Services. Before the secretary adopts the regulations, he or she shall hold at least one public hearing to receive comments.

(b) The use or acceptance of a digital signature shall be at the option of the parties. Nothing in this section shall require a public entity to use or permit the use of a digital signature.

(c) Digital signatures employed pursuant to Section 71066 of the Public Resources Code are exempted from this section.

(d) “Digital signature” means an electronic identifier, created by computer, intended by the party using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature. For purposes of this section, a digital signature is a type of “electronic signature” as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 1633.2 of the Civil Code.

(e) Nothing in this section shall limit the right of a public entity or government agency to use and accept an “electronic signature” as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 1633.2 of the Civil Code.

(f) Regulations adopted by the Secretary of State to implement this section apply only to a public entity’s use of a “digital signature” and not to use of any other type of “electronic signature” authorized in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 144, Sec. 3. (AB 2296) Effective January 1, 2017.)


citation: GOV § 17

text: “Person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 134. Effective January 1, 1995.)


citation: GOV § 18

text: “State” means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. In the latter case, it includes the District of Columbia and the territories.


citation: GOV § 19

text: “County” includes city and county.


citation: GOV § 20

text: “City” includes “city and county” and “incorporated town,” but does not include “unincorporated town” or “village.”


citation: GOV § 21

text: “Town” includes “unincorporated town” and “village.”


citation: GOV § 22

text: “Process” includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature.


citation: GOV § 23

text: If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.


citation: GOV § 24

text: The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term “workmen’s compensation” shall hereafter also be known as “workers’ compensation.” In furtherance of this policy it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the term “workmen’s compensation” in this code be changed to “workers’ compensation” when such code sections are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)


citation: GOV § 25

text:
(a) For purposes of this code, “assessed value” means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980–81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full value for the 1981–82 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter; and, tax rates shall be expressed in dollars, or fractions thereof, on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value to, and including, the 1980–81 fiscal year and as a percentage of full value for the 1981–82 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter.

(b) Whenever this code requires comparison of assessed values, tax rates, or property tax revenues for different years, the assessment ratios and tax rates shall be adjusted as necessary so that the comparisons are made on the same basis, and the same amount of tax revenues would be produced, or the same relative value of an exemption or subvention will be realized regardless of the method of expressing tax rates or the assessment ratio utilized.

(c) For purposes of expressing tax rates on the same basis, a tax rate based on a 25 percent assessment ratio and expressed in dollars, or fractions thereof, for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value may be multiplied by a conversion factor of twenty-five hundredths of 1 percent to determine a rate comparable to a rate expressed as a percentage of full value; and, a rate expressed as a percentage of full value may be multiplied by a factor of 400 to determine a rate comparable to a rate expressed in dollars, or fractions thereof, for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value and based on a 25 percent assessment ratio.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 24 (as added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1028) by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 157.)


citation: GOV § 26

text: For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” has the same meaning as recycled water as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 1.7. Effective January 1, 1996.)


citation: GOV § 100

text:
(a) The sovereignty of the state resides in the people thereof, and all writs and processes shall issue in their name.

(b) The style of all process shall be “The People of the State of California,” and all prosecutions shall be conducted in their name and by their authority.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)

division: 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE

title: 1. GENERAL

chapter: 1. Sovereignty of the State

article: 1. Residence of Sovereignty

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citation: GOV § 110

text: The sovereignty and jurisdiction of this State extends to all places within its boundaries as established by the constitution. The extent of such jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to, purchased, or condemned by the United States is qualified by the terms of the cession or the laws under which the purchase or condemnation is made.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction

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citation: GOV § 111

text:
The jurisdiction of the State over certain lands designated in the following statutes is subject to the cession of jurisdiction granted the United States by such statutes:

(a) Statutes of 1854, Chapter 43, concerning Mare Island.

(b) Statutes of 1859, Chapter 305, concerning Lime Point Bluff.

(c) Statutes of 1861, Chapter 255, concerning land in the Counties of Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Klamath.

(d) Statutes of 1867–8, Chapter 76, concerning the site of the United States Mint in San Francisco.

(e) Statutes of 1891, Chapter 106, concerning certain park and forest reservations.

(f) Statutes of 1906 (Extraordinary Session), Chapter 58, concerning land in San Diego County.

(g) Statutes of 1911, Chapter 675, concerning land in Riverside County.

(h) Statutes of 1919, Chapter 51, concerning Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, and General Grant National Park.

(i) Statutes of 1927, Chapter 207, concerning Lassen Volcanic National Park.

(j) Statutes of 1933, Chapter 845, concerning land in Lassen County.

(k) Statutes of 1935, Chapter 328, concerning land particularly described therein.

(l) Statutes of 1935, Chapter 340, concerning land in Solano County, adjacent to Benicia Arsenal Reservation.

(m) Statutes of 1935, Chapter 580, concerning Benicia Arsenal Reservation, and adjacent land.

(n) Statutes of 1941, Chapter 308, concerning an easement for lighthouse purposes in Ventura County.

(o) Statutes of 1942 (Second Extraordinary Session), Chapter 3, concerning Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 84.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 112

text:
The State has accepted the retrocession of jurisdiction over certain lands by the following statutes:

(a) Statutes of 1935, Chapter 828, concerning the Presidio in the City and County of San Francisco and Fort Baker in Marin County.

(b) Statutes of 1941, Chapter 226, concerning the Presidio in the City and County of San Francisco.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 113

text:
The Legislature, acting through the State Lands Commission, hereby consents to the retrocession of jurisdiction by the United States over land within this state upon and subject to each and all of the following express conditions:

(a) The United States must in writing have requested state acceptance of the retrocession, and unless there is an officer of the United States empowered by a United States statute to retrocede jurisdiction, the request shall be by the act of Congress. The retrocession may return all jurisdiction to the state or may provide for concurrent jurisdiction.

(b) The proposed retrocession is in the best interest of the state.

(c) A notice of the proposed retrocession has been given to the clerk for the board of supervisors of each county in which the federal lands are located at least 15 days before the proposed retrocession is considered by the State Lands Commission.

(d) The United States has agreed to bear all costs and expenses incurred by the State Lands Commission in making the retrocession.

(e) The acceptance of the retrocession shall be made at a publicly noticed meeting of the State Lands Commission. The determination of the State Lands Commission shall be final and the retrocession of jurisdiction accepted shall become effective when certified copies of its orders or resolutions have been recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any part of the land is situated. The State Lands Commission shall keep copies of its orders or resolutions and make them available to the public upon request.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 35. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 115

text: All jurisdiction ceded to the United States by this article is limited by the terms of any retrocession of jurisdiction heretofore or hereafter granted by the United States and accepted by the State.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 118

text:
The State consents to the use by the United States of the territorial waters of the State adjacent to any land on the coast of the State now or hereafter owned by or under the control of the United States, and occupied for military purposes, in connection with conducting target practice operations of any type on the land. Before any of the waters are used in connection with conducting target practice operations of any type the United States shall take all appropriate measures and shall make and publish necessary regulations for the protection of the person and property of all persons using the waters. The use herein consented to shall not be so exercised as to interfere unreasonably with the public use of the waters.

This section shall not be construed to impose any liability whatsoever upon the State in connection with the use of the waters as herein set forth.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 119

text: Exclusive jurisdiction shall be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States over and within all of the territory which is now or may hereafter be included in those several tracts of land in the State of California set aside and dedicated for park purposes by the United States as “Kings Canyon National Park”; saving however to the State of California the right to serve civil or criminal process within the limits of the aforesaid park in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed in said State outside of said park; and saving further to the said State the right to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and property on the lands included in said park, and the right to fix and collect license fees for fishing in said park; and saving also to the persons residing in said park now or hereafter the right to vote at all elections held within the county or counties in which said park is situate. The jurisdiction granted by this section shall not vest until the United States through the proper officer notifies the State of California that it assumes police jurisdiction over said park.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 96.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 126

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, the Legislature of California, acting through the State Lands Commission, hereby cedes concurrent criminal jurisdiction to the United States within lands identified and held by the United States upon and subject to each and all of the following express limitations, conditions, and reservations, in addition to any other limitations, conditions, or reservations prescribed by law:

(1) Before making a cession, the State Lands Commission shall make the following findings:

(A) The United States has requested in writing the state to cede concurrent criminal jurisdiction within the identified lands.

(B) The lands are held by the United States for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings within the purview of clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution, or for any other federal purposes. For purposes of this section, lands held by the United States are defined as: (i) lands acquired in fee by purchase or condemnation, (ii) lands owned by the United States that are included in the military reservation by presidential proclamation or act of Congress, (iii) any other lands owned by the United States, including, but not limited to, public domain lands that are held for a public purpose, and (iv) leaseholds acquired by the United States over private lands or state-owned lands that are held for a public purpose.

(C) The cession is made pursuant to and in compliance with the laws of the United States.

(D) A notice of the proposed cession has been given to the clerk for the board of supervisors of the county in which the federal lands are located at least 15 days before the proposed cession.

(E) The proposed cession is in the best interests of the State of California.

(F) The United States has agreed to bear all costs and expenses incurred by the State Lands Commission in making the cession.

(2) The cession shall continue only so long as the lands are owned by the United States and used for the purposes for which jurisdiction is ceded or for 10 years, whichever period is less.

(3) The cession shall be made at a publicly noticed meeting of the State Lands Commission. The cession shall vest when the State Lands Commission has received notice of the United States’ acceptance of the cession and certified copies of the State Lands Commission’s orders or resolutions making the findings described in paragraph (1) have been recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any part of the land is situated. The State Lands Commission shall keep copies of its orders or resolutions in its records and make them available to the public upon request.

(b) In ceding concurrent criminal jurisdiction, the Legislature and the state reserve jurisdiction over the land, water, and use of water with full power to control and regulate the acquisition, use, control, and distribution of water with respect to the land affected by the cession.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 512, Sec. 1. (AB 2764) Effective January 1, 2015.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 127

text: In addition to other records maintained by the State Lands Commission, the commission shall prepare and maintain an adequate index or record of documents with description of the lands over which the United States acquired jurisdiction pursuant to Section 126 of this code or pursuant to any prior state law. Said index shall record the degree of jurisdiction obtained by the United States for each acquisition.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 875.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Territorial Jurisdiction


citation: GOV § 160

text: The line run and marked by the United States Government under the Act of June 10, 1872, 17 Stat. 358 (1872) from the southern boundary of the State of Oregon to the 39th degree of north latitude and the line established and marked by the United States coast and geodetic survey, as completed in 1900, extending southeastward from the intersection of the 39th degree of north latitude with the 120th degree of longitude west from Greenwich to the Colorado River comprise the legal eastern boundary line of the state from the Oregon boundary to the Colorado River, and shall be so considered by the courts of the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 369.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3. State Boundaries

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citation: GOV § 170

text:
To give greater precision to the boundary of the State of California as defined in Article XXI of the Constitution, it is hereby declared that the part of the boundary which is described as “running in a northwesterly direction and following the direction of the Pacific Coast to the forty-second degree of north latitude,” and as “including all the islands, harbors, and bays along and adjacent to the coast,” runs and has in the past run three English nautical miles oceanward of lines drawn along the outer sides of the outermost of the islands, reefs and rocks along and adjacent to the mainland and across intervening waters; and where there are harbors, but no such outlying islands, reefs and rocks, it runs and in the past has run three English nautical miles oceanward of lines drawn in front of the harbors along the outermost works and installations thereof, and, in the case of all bays (including inlets and estuaries) three English nautical miles from lines drawn from headland to headland across the mouth of each bay, inlet and estuary, regardless of the length of the lines.

Where there are no outlying islands, reefs or rocks and no harbors or bays or inlets or estuaries, the boundary runs and has in the past run three English nautical miles oceanward of the lowest low-water mark on the shore.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 65.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3. State Boundaries


citation: GOV § 171

text: All waters between the mainland and the outermost of the islands, reefs and rocks along and adjacent to the coast of the State of California from which the boundary of the State is measured, and all waters between the islands, reefs and rocks themselves, are declared to be and to have been in the past inland waters of the State. Similarly, all waters within the lines around harbors and across bays, from which the boundary of the State is measured, are declared to be and to have been in the past inland waters of the State. These waters are “waters thereof” within the meaning of that phrase in Section 25 of Article I of the Constitution.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3. State Boundaries


citation: GOV § 172

text: The reference in Section 1 of Article XV of the Constitution to “the navigable waters of this State,” the reference in Section 2 of the same article to “a harbor, bay, inlet, estuary, or other navigable water in this State,” and the reference in Section 3 of the same article to “the waters of any harbor, estuary, bay or inlet used for the purposes of navigation,” are declared to include and to have included in the past all of the waters within lines drawn from headland to headland across the mouth of each of the bays, inlets and estuaries along the coast of the mainland and along the coast of and across the waters between the islands of the State, regardless of the length of such lines, such waters being inland waters of the State.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3. State Boundaries


citation: GOV § 175

text: The interstate compact executed between the States of Arizona and California, as set forth in Section 176 of this chapter, fixing the location of the boundary line between the two states from the southern boundary of the State of Nevada to the point on the international boundary which is common to the boundaries of Arizona and California, and the United Mexican States, is hereby ratified and approved.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 859.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3.5. Colorado River Boundary Compact

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citation: GOV § 176

text:
The provisions of the interstate compact between the States of Arizona and California referred to in Section 175 are as follows: Interstate Compact Defining the Boundary Between the States of Arizona and California Article I.Purpose. The boundary between the States of Arizona and California on the Colorado River has become indefinite and uncertain because of meanderings in the main channel of the Colorado River with the result that a state of confusion exists as to the true and correct location of the boundary, and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states and of the United States have been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this compact is to fix by reference to stations of longitude and latitude the location of the boundary line between Arizona and California on the Colorado River from the southern boundary of the State of Nevada to the point on the international boundary which is common to the boundaries of Arizona and California and the United Mexican States. Article II.Description. The boundary between the States of Arizona and California on the Colorado River from the point where the oblique boundary between California and Nevada intersects the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude, said point being common to the boundaries of the States of Arizona, California and Nevada, to the point on the international boundary which is common to the boundaries of Arizona, California and the United Mexican States, shall be in accordance with the following description in general terms of 34 points on the boundary: General Description of Boundary Between Arizona and California Point No. 1. The intersection of the boundary line common to California and Nevada and the centerline of the channel of the Colorado River as constructed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, said point being common to the boundaries of Arizona, California, and Nevada, where the 35th degree of north latitude intersects the centerline of said channel; thence downstream along and with the centerline of said channel to the southerly end of said construction to

Point No. 2, which is located in the center of the channel of the Colorado River approximately one-half mile northerly from the A.T.&S.F. Railway Bridge at Topock; thence downstream on a straight line to

Point No. 3, which lies in the Colorado River vertically below the centerline of the A.T.&S.F. Railway tracks at a point midway face-to-face of abutments of the A.T.&S.F. Railway Bridge at Topock, Arizona; thence on a straight line downstream to

Point No. 4, which lies in the Colorado River vertically below the centerline of U.S. Highway 66 at a point where said centerline intersects the center of the center pier of the highway bridge; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 5, which lies in the Colorado River vertically below the center of the span of the gas line bridge owned by the El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the Pacific Gas and Electric Co., crossing the Colorado River at Topock, Arizona; thence downstream in a southerly direction through Havasu Lake along a line midway between the right and left shore lines of said lake as they exist at mean operating level (elevation 448.00 above Mean Sea Level), as controlled at Parker Dam to

Point No. 6, which is the center of the overflow section of Parker Dam across the Colorado River; thence downstream midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks of the Colorado River to

Point No. 7, which lies in the center of the Colorado River approximately 2,050 feet upstream from the earthfill of Headgate Rock Dam; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 8, which is the center of the earthfill of Headgate Rock Dam; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 9, which lies on the centerline of the river approximately 3,625 feet westerly from Point No. 8; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 10, which lies in the center of the Colorado River at a point where the parallel of 34° 10´ north latitude intersects said centerline; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 11, which lies in the Colorado River vertically below the centerline of Arizona Highway No. 72 midway between the abutments of the highway bridge; then down the Colorado River midway between the right and left shore lines across islands which may exist between those water lines to

Point No. 12, which is at the center of the earthfill section of the Palo Verde Diversion Dam; thence down the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks to

Point No. 13, which is vertically below the center of the center span of the highway bridge across the Colorado River at Ehrenberg, Arizona (U.S. Highway 60-70); thence down the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks to

Point No. 14, which is the center of the Cibola Bridge midway between abutments; thence down the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks, ignoring future channelization by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to

Point No. 15, which lies on the centerline of the Colorado River approximately 8,400 feet northward of the center of the overflow section of Imperial Dam; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 16, which is the center of the overflow section of Imperial Dam; thence on a straight line normal to the longitudinal axis of Imperial Dam to

Point No. 17, which lies at the intersection of the last described line with a line extending northeasterly from the center of the overflow section of Laguna Dam and normal to the longitudinal axis of the said Laguna Dam; thence southeasterly on a straight line to

Point No. 18, which is at the center of the overflow section of Laguna Dam; thence on a straight line to

Point No. 19, which lies on the centerline of the Colorado River approximately 5,800 feet southwesterly of Point 18; thence down the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks, around a curve to the eastward to

Point No. 20, which lies on the centerline of the Colorado River where said centerline intersects the section line between Sections 4 and 9, Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian; thence departing from the river on a westerly course along the extension of the above-mentioned section line about 0.65 mile to

Point No. 21, which will be the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian, which shall be resurveyed in establishing this boundary; thence southerly along the centerline of said Section 8 about one-half mile to

Point No. 22, which is the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 8, Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian; thence westerly about one and one-half miles to

Point No. 23, which is the west quarter corner of Section 7, Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian; thence southerly about one-half mile to

Point No. 24, which is the southwest corner of Section 7, Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian; thence westerly about one mile to

Point No. 25, which is the southwest corner of Section 12, Township 8 South, Range 23 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian, thence southerly about one-half mile to

Point No. 26, which is the west quarter corner of Section 13, Township 8 South, Range 23 West, Gila and Salt River Meridian; thence westerly about 1.93 miles to

Point No. 27, which lies on the east shoulder of the north-south road through the Indian School approximately 370 feet due east of the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 25, Township 16 South, Range 22 East, San Bernardino Meridian; thence southerly along and with the easterly shoulder line of the said north-south road approximately 700 feet to

Point No. 28, which lies on the easterly shoulder line of said north-south road due east of the northeast corner of the stone retaining wall around the Indian School Hospital; thence due west to

Point No. 29, which is the base of the northeast corner of said retaining wall; thence southerly along and with the westerly shoulder of said north-south road to

Point No. 30, which lies on the westerly shoulder line of said north-south road 330 feet south of and approximately 110 feet east of the northeast corner of Section 35, Township 16 South, Range 22 East, San Bernardino Meridian; thence due west approximately 110 feet to

Point No. 31, which lies on the east line of Section 35, Township 16 South, Range 22 East, San Bernardino Meridian, exactly 330 feet south of the northeast corner of said Section 35, thence southerly along the east line of said Section 35 to

Point No. 32, which lies at the center of the Colorado River, i.e., midway between the north and south shore lines just downstream from the centerline of the old U.S. Highway 80 Bridge across the Colorado River; thence down the center line of the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks to

Point No. 33, which is a point in the Colorado River vertically below the center of the new U.S. Highway 80 Bridge; thence down the centerline of the Colorado River midway between the shore lines on the right and left banks to

Point No. 34, which is the intersection of the centerline of the Colorado River and the International Boundary Line between California and the United Mexican States, which point is common to the boundaries of Arizona, the United Mexican States, and California.

These points will be marked on existing bridges and dams and where appropriate will be monumented. Between each of these points will be a number of subpoints not monumented. The total number of points and subpoints will approximate 234. The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey will locate the above-mentioned 34 points on the boundary by precise geodetic surveys. The Coast and Geodetic Survey will locate the remaining approximately 200 unmonumented subpoints by precise photogrammetric methods and will provide a list of the geographic positions and state coordinate positions (transverse Mercator system for Arizona and Lambert system for California) of each of the 234 points on the boundary. The approximately 200 unmonumented subpoints will be identified on copies of the aerial photographs by the State of Arizona and California to define the boundary; the Coast and Geodetic Survey will then locate the points so identified by analytic aerotriangulation (photogrammetric methods).

When the survey and boundary description has been completed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Boundary Commissions of Arizona and California have each certified that it is in conformity with the General Description of Boundary between Arizona and California set forth herein, it shall be attached hereto and marked Exhibit “A” and made a part hereof as though fully incorporated herein as the permanent description of the boundary between the states of Arizona and California. Article III.Ratification and Effective Date. This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified and approved by the legislatures of the states of Arizona and California, and approved by the Congress of the United States. Executed in duplicate this 12th day of March, A.D., One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-three, at Sacramento, California.FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONAFOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA/s/ WAYNE M. AKIN /s/ F. J. HORTIG WAYNE M. AKIN Chairman of the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission, ChairmanF. J. HORTIG Executive Officer, State Lands Commission, Chairman/s/ ROBERT W. PICKRELL/s/ STANLEY MOSKROBERT W. PICKRELL Attorney General, MemberSTANLEY MOSK Attorney General, Member/s/ OBED M. LASSEN/s/ WILLIAM E. WARNE OBED M. LASSEN State Land Commissioner, MemberWILLIAM E. WARNE Director, Department of Water Resources, MemberATTESTED:/s/ HOWARD F. THOMPSONATTESTED:/s/ BERRIEN E. MOOREHOWARD F. THOMPSON Executive Secretary Colorado River Boundary Commission of ArizonaBERRIEN E. MOORE, Executive Secretary Colorado River Boundary Commission of California

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3.5. Colorado River Boundary Compact


citation: GOV § 177

text: The Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact as set forth in Section 178 executed between the State of California, through its then Governor, Earl Warren, on December 10, 1951, and other states which are parties to the compact, is hereby ratified and approved.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 161.)

title: 1. GENERAL

path: 1. GENERAL > 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE > 1. Sovereignty of the State > 3.6. Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact


citation: GOV § 178

text:
The provisions of the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact between the State of California and other states which are parties to the compact referred to in Section 177 are as follows: The State of California, through its Governor, duly authorized, solemnly agrees with any other state or territory of the United States which is or may become a party to this compact, as follows: Article 1.The purpose of this compact is to provide mutual aid among the states in meeting any emergency or disaster from enemy attack or other cause (natural or otherwise) including sabotage and subversive acts and direct attacks by bombs, shellfire, and atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological means, and other weapons. The prompt, full and effective utilization of the resources of the respective states, including such resources as may be available from the United States Government or any other source, are essential to the safety, care and welfare of the people thereof in the event of enemy action or other emergency, and any other resources, including personnel, equipment or supplies, shall be incorporated into a plan or plans of mutual aid to be developed among the civil defense agencies or similar bodies of the states that are parties hereto. The directors of civil defense of all party states shall constitute a committee to formulate plans and take all necessary steps for the implementation of this compact.

Article 2.It shall be the duty of each party state to formulate civil defense plans and programs for application within such state. There shall be frequent consultation between the representatives of the states and with the United States Government and the free exchange of information and plans, including inventories of any materials and equipment available for civil defense. In carrying out such civil defense plans and programs the party states shall so far as possible provide and follow uniform standards, practices and rules and regulations including:

(a) Insignia, arm bands and any other distinctive articles to designate and distinguish the different civil defense services;

(b) Blackouts and practice blackouts, air raid drills, mobilization of civil defense forces and other tests and exercises;

(c) Warnings and signals for drills or attacks and the mechanical devices to be used in connection therewith;

(d) The effective screening or extinguishing of all lights and lighting devices and appliances;

(e) Shutting off water mains, gas mains, electric power connections and the suspension of all other utility services;

(f) All materials or equipment used or to be used for civil defense purposes in order to assure that such materials and equipment will be easily and freely interchangeable when used in or by any other party state;

(g) The conduct of civilians and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic, prior, during, and subsequent to drills or attacks;

(h) The safety of public meetings or gatherings; and

(i) Mobile support units.

Article 3.Any party state requested to render mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that it is understood that the state rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for such state. Each party state shall extend to the civil defense forces of any other party state, while operating within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers (except that of arrest unless specifically authorized by the receiving state), duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the state in which normally employed or rendering services. Civil defense forces will continue under the command and control of their regular leaders but the organizational units will come under the operational control of the civil defense authorities of the state receiving assistance.

Article 4.Whenever any person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any state evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical or other skills, such person may render aid involving such skill in any party state to meet an emergency or disaster and such state shall give due recognition to such license, certificate or other permit as if issued in the state in which aid is rendered.

Article 5.No party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged, or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith.

Article 6.Inasmuch as it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two or more states may differ from that appropriate among other states party hereto, this instrument contains elements of a broad base common to all states, and nothing herein contained shall preclude any state from entering into supplementary agreements with another state or states. Such supplementary agreements may comprehend, but shall not be limited to, provisions for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons, and the exchange of medical, fire, police, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and communications personnel, equipment and supplies.

Article 7.Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the civil defense forces of that state and the representatives of deceased members of such forces in case such members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained within such state.

Article 8.Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving such aid for any loss or damage to, or expense incurred in the operation of, any equipment answering a request for aid, and for the cost incurred in connection with such requests; provided, that any aiding party state may assume in whole or in part such loss, damage, expense, or other cost, or may loan such equipment or donate such services to the receiving party state without charge or cost; and provided further that any two or more party states may enter into supplementary agreements establishing a different allocation of costs as among those states. The United States Government may relieve the party state receiving aid from any liability and reimburse the party state supplying civil defense forces for the compensation paid to and the transportation, subsistence and maintenance expenses of such forces during the time of the rendition of such aid or assistance outside the state and may also pay fair and reasonable compensation for the use or utilization of the supplies, materials, equipment or facilities so utilized or consumed.

Article 9.Plans for the orderly evacuation and reception of the civilian population as the result of an emergency or disaster shall be worked out from time to time between representatives of the party states and the various local civil defense areas thereof. Such plans shall include the manner of transporting such evacuees, the number of evacuees to be received in different areas, the manner in which food, clothing, housing, and medical care will be provided, the registration of the evacuees, the providing of facilities for the notification of relatives or friends, and the forwarding of such evacuees to other areas or the bringing in of additional materials, supplies, and all other relevant factors. Such plans shall provide that the party state receiving evacuees shall be reimbursed generally for the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in receiving and caring for such evacuees, and for expenditures for transportation, food, clothing, medicines and medical care and like items. Such expenditures shall be reimbursed by the party state of which the evacuees are residents, or by the United States Government under plans approved by it. After the termination of the emergency or disaster the party state of which the evacuees are resident shall assume the responsibility for the ultimate support or repatriation of such evacuees.

Article 10.This compact shall be available to any state, territory or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia. The term “state” may also include any neighboring foreign country or province or state thereof.

Article 11.The committee established pursuant to Article 1 of this compact may request the Civil Defense Agency of the United States Government to act as an informational and coordinating body under this compact, and representatives of such agency of the United States Government may attend meetings of such committee.

Article 12.This compact shall become operative immediately upon its ratification by any state as between it and any other state or states so ratifying and shall be subject to approval by Congress unless prior congressional approval has been given. Duly authenticated copies of this compact and of such supplementary agreements as may be entered into shall, at the time of their approval, be deposited with each of the party states and with the Civil Defense Agency and other appropriate agencies of the United States Government.

Article 13.This compact shall continue in force and remain binding on each party state until the Legislature or the Governor of such party state takes action to withdraw therefrom. Such action shall not be effective until 30 days after notice thereof has been sent by the Governor of the party state desiring to withdraw to the Governors of all other party states.

Article 14.This compact shall be construed to effectuate the purposes stated in Article 1 hereof. If any provision of this compact is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Done at the State Capitol in Sacramento, this 10th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fiftyone.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereby affix my signature, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law as Governor of the State of California.

Signed Earl Warren, Governor

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3.6. Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact


text:
In addition to any other authority conferred upon him, the Governor is authorized and may execute for, on behalf of, and in the name of the State of California, the provisions of Article XV to the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, which provisions provide as follows: Article XV.(a) This article shall be in effect only as among those states which have enacted it into law or in which the governors have adopted it pursuant to constitutional or statutory authority sufficient to give it the force of law as part of this compact. Nothing contained in this article or in any supplementary agreement made in implementation thereof shall be construed to abridge, impair or supersede any other provision of this compact or any obligation undertaken by a state pursuant thereto, except that if its terms so provide a supplementary agreement in implementation of this article may modify, expand or add to any such obligation as among the parties to the supplementary agreement.

(b) In addition to the occurrences, circumstances and subject matters to which preceding articles of this compact make it applicable, this compact and the authorizations, entitlements and procedures thereof shall apply to:

1. Searches for and rescue of persons who are lost, marooned, or otherwise in danger.

2. Action useful in coping with disasters arising from any cause or designed to increase the capability to cope with any such disasters.

3. Incidents, or the imminence thereof, which endanger the health or safety of the public and which require the use of special equipment, trained personnel or personnel in larger numbers than are locally available in order to reduce, counteract or remove the danger.

4. The giving and receiving of aid by subdivisions of party states.

5. Exercises, drills or other training or practice activities designed to aid personnel to prepare for, cope with or prevent any disaster or other emergency to which this compact applies.

(c) Except as expressly limited by this compact or a supplementary agreement in force pursuant thereto, any aid authorized by this compact or such supplementary agreement may be furnished by any agency of a party state, a subdivision of such state, or by a joint agency providing such aid shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor to the same extent and in the same manner as a state. The personnel of such a joint agency, when rendering aid pursuant to this compact shall have the same rights, authority and immunity as personnel of party states.

(d) Nothing in this article shall be construed to exclude from the coverage of Articles 1–XIV of this compact any matter which, in the absence of this article, could reasonably be construed to be covered thereby.

(e) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to limit previous or future entry into the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact of this state with other states.

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 179

text:
(a) It is the intent of the State of California to continue its long history of sharing emergency response resources with other states during times of disaster. Californian’s have benefited from the assistance provided by the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel and other emergency staff received from other states during our calamitous fires, earthquakes, winter storms, and other disasters. We must now join our sister states in ensuring we are prepared to aid our people during emergencies by entering into the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as it was adopted by Congress.

(b) The Emergency Management Assistance Compact as set forth in Section 179.5 is hereby ratified and approved.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 233, Sec. 1. Effective September 13, 2005. Inoperative March 1, 2038, pursuant to Section 179.9. Repealed as of January 1, 2039, pursuant to Section 179.9.)

title: 1. GENERAL

path: 1. GENERAL > 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE > 1. Sovereignty of the State > 3.7. Emergency Management Assistance Compact


text:
The provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact between the State of California and other states that are parties to the compact referred to in Section 179 are as follows: Article 1.Purposes and Authorities This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term “states” is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all United States territorial possessions.

The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, manmade disaster, civil emergency aspects of resource shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.

This compact shall also provide for mutual cooperation in emergency-related exercises, testing, or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party states or subdivisions of party states during emergencies, such actions occurring outside actual declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this compact may include the use of the states’ National Guard forces, either in accordance with the National Guard Mutual Assistance Compact or by mutual agreement between states. Article 2.General Implementation Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual states have all the resources they may need in all types of emergencies or the capability of delivering resources to areas where emergencies exist.

The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the participating states, including any resources on hand or available from the federal government or any other source, that are essential to the safety, care, and welfare of the people in the event of any emergency or disaster declared by a party state, shall be the underlying principle on which all articles of this compact shall be understood. On behalf of the governor of each state participating in the compact, the legally designated state official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management will be responsible for formulation of the appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures necessary to implement this compact. Article 3.Party State Responsibilities (a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in this article. In formulating such plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar as practical, shall:

(1) Review individual state hazards analyses and, to the extent reasonably possible, determine all those potential emergencies the party states might jointly suffer, whether due to natural disaster, technological hazard, manmade disaster, emergency aspects of resource shortages, civil disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.

(2) Review party states’ individual emergency plans and develop a plan which will determine the mechanism for the interstate management and provision of assistance concerning any potential emergency.

(3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gaps and to resolve any identified inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or developed plans.

(4) Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing the state boundaries.

(5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services, medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, search and rescue, and critical lifeline equipment, services, and resources, both human and material.

(6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan and delivery of human and material resources, together with procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness.

(7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporary suspension of any statutes.

(b) The authorized representative of a party state may request assistance of another party state by contacting the authorized representative of that state. The provisions of this agreement shall only apply to requests for assistance made by and to authorized representatives. Requests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be confirmed in writing within 30 days of the verbal request. Requests shall provide the following information:

(1) A description of the emergency service function for which assistance is needed, including, but not limited to, fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical, transportation, communications, public works and engineering, building inspection, planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical services, and search and rescue.

(2) The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies needed, and a reasonable estimate of the length of time they will be needed.

(3) The specific place and time for staging of the assisting party’s response and a point of contact at that location.

(c) There shall be frequent consultation between state officials who have assigned emergency management responsibilities and other appropriate representatives of the party states with affected jurisdictions and the United States Government, with free exchange of information, plans, and resource records relating to emergency capabilities. Article 4.Limitations Any party state requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms hereof; provided that it is understood that the state rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for such state. Each party state shall afford to the emergency forces of any party state, while operating within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers (except that of arrest unless specifically authorized by the receiving state), duties, rights, and privileges as are afforded forces of the state in which they are performing emergency services. Emergency forces will continue under the command and control of their regular leaders, but the organizational units will come under the operational control of the emergency services authorities of the state receiving assistance. These conditions may be activated, as needed, only subsequent to a declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the governor of the party state that is to receive assistance or commencement of exercises or training for mutual aid and shall continue so long as the exercises or training for mutual aid are in progress, the state of emergency or disaster remains in effect, or loaned resources remain in the receiving state, whichever is longer. Article 5.Licenses and Permits Whenever any person holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any state party to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical, or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving party state, such person shall be deemed licensed, certified, or permitted by the state requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet a declared emergency or disaster, subject to such limitations and conditions as the governor of the requesting state may prescribe by executive order or otherwise. Article 6.Liability Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes. No party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith in this article shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness. Article 7.Supplementary Agreements Inasmuch as it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two or more states may differ from that among the states that are party hereto, this instrument contains elements of a broad base common to all states, and nothing herein contained shall preclude any state from entering into supplementary agreements with another state or affect any other agreements already in force between states. Supplementary agreements may comprehend, but shall not be limited to, provisions for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons and the exchange of medical, fire, police, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation, and communications personnel, and equipment and supplies. Article 8.Compensation Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased members of such forces in case such members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained within their own state. Article 9.Reimbursement Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for aid and for the costs incurred in connection with such requests; provided, that any aiding party state may assume in whole or in part such loss, damage, expense, or other cost, or may loan such equipment or donate such services to the receiving party state without charge or cost; and provided further, that any two or more party states may enter into supplementary agreements establishing a different allocation of costs among those states. Article 8 expenses shall not be reimbursable under this provision. Article 10.Evacuation Plans for the orderly evacuation and interstate reception of portions of the civilian population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party states and the emergency management/services directors of the various jurisdictions where any type of incident requiring evacuations might occur. Such plans shall be put into effect by request of the state from which evacuees come and shall include the manner of transporting such evacuees, the number of evacuees to be received in different areas, the manner in which food, clothing, housing, and medical care will be provided, the registration of the evacuees, the providing of facilities for the notification of relatives or friends, and the forwarding of such evacuees to other areas or the bringing in of additional materials, supplies, and all other relevant factors. Such plans shall provide that the party state receiving evacuees and the party state from which the evacuees come shall mutually agree as to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in receiving and caring for such evacuees, for expenditures for transportation, food, clothing, medicines, and medical care, and like items. Such expenditures shall be reimbursed as agreed by the party state from which the evacuees come. After the termination of the emergency or disaster, the party state from which the evacuees come shall assume the responsibility for the ultimate support of repatriation of such evacuees. Article 11.Implementation (a) This compact shall become operative immediately upon its enactment into law by any two states. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment by such state.

(b) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 30 days after the governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the governors of all other party states. Such action shall not relieve the withdrawing state from obligations assumed hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(c) Duly authenticated copies of this compact and of such supplementary agreements as may be entered into shall, at the time of their approval, be deposited with each of the party states and with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other appropriate agencies of the United States Government. Article 12.Validity This act shall be construed to effectuate the purposes stated in Article 1 hereof. If any provision of this compact is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this act and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Article 13.Additional Provisions Nothing in this compact shall authorize or permit the use of military force by the National Guard of a state at any place outside that state in any emergency for which the President is authorized by law to call into federal service the militia, or for any purpose for which the use of the Army or the Air Force would in the absence of express statutory authorization be prohibited under Section 1385 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 3.7. Emergency Management Assistance Compact


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Article 6 of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as set forth in Section 179.5, the state shall indemnify and make whole any officer or employee who is a resident of California, or his or her heirs, if the officer or employee is injured or killed in another state when rendering aid pursuant to the compact, as if the act or acts occurred in California, less any recovery obtained under the provisions of Article 6 of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

(b) Local government or special district personnel who are officially deployed under the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact pursuant to an assignment of the Office of Emergency Services shall be defended by the Attorney General or other legal counsel provided by the state, and shall be indemnified subject to the same conditions and limitations applicable to state employees.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 102. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352. Inoperative March 1, 2038, pursuant to Section 179.9. Repealed as of January 1, 2039, pursuant to Section 179.9.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: Notwithstanding the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as set forth in Section 179.5, the state shall not deploy any personnel under the compact to render aid to a party state for any conditions resulting from a labor controversy, and the state shall not receive aid from a party state for conditions resulting from a labor controversy.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. Effective October 10, 2007. Inoperative March 1, 2038, pursuant to Section 179.9. Repealed as of January 1, 2039, pursuant to Section 179.9.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2038, and, as of January 1, 2039, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 402, Sec. 1. (AB 2469) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2039, by its own provisions. Note: Termination clause affects Article 3.7, commencing with Section 179.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 180

text: As used herein, “property” includes real and personal property.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property

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citation: GOV § 181

text: The original and ultimate right to all property within the limits of the State is in the people thereof.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property


citation: GOV § 182

text: All property within the limits of the State, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the people. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of heirs or next of kin, it reverts to the people.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property


citation: GOV § 183

text: The State may acquire property by taxation in the modes authorized by law.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property


citation: GOV § 185

text: The Governor may execute and deliver to the United States all necessary deeds or other conveyances on behalf of the State, in any case where the Legislature conveys to the United States land, rights of way, or other easements in land held by the State, to permit the United States to carry out public work projects, relief projects, or other projects which are intended to aid in the economic rehabilitation of the people of the State.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property


citation: GOV § 186

text:
(a) As used in succeeding subdivisions of this section “public domain” refers to such portion of the public domain of the State of California as is contiguous to the portion of the Klamath River between the mouth of the river and Katamin Rancheria and such portion of the public domain of the State of California as is contiguous to the portion of the Trinity River between the junction of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers and the junction of the Trinity and South Fork Rivers.

(b) As used in this section “Indians” refers to those persons listed on the California Indian Roll whose Indian ancestors originated in the area adjacent to the two stretches of river described in subdivision (a).

(c) Every Indian may, on the public domain, in the practice of Indian culture, engage in the following activities:

(i) Gather acorns, berries, mushrooms, fruits, insects, seaweed, fish, and other natural foods, materials for regalia and ceremonial purposes and for traditional Indian activities such as making baskets, boatmaking, stoneworking, woodworking, and making of nets, such as roots, reeds, bark, wood, skins, feathers, shells, seeds, nuts, grasses, stones, bones, dyestuffs, plants, sticks, and leaves;

(ii) Engage in traditional activities, including religious dances and ceremonies, and the making of baskets and woodworking, making of costumes, and other handicrafts.

(d) Transportation to or from any area of the public domain or between different areas of the public domain of material possession of which, pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section, is permitted on the public domain, shall not be unlawful.

(e) Indians taking fish and game under this section shall do so in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Fish and Game Commission and under permit issued by the Department of Fish and Game. The commission may adopt rules and regulations and impose conditions on the issuance of such permits which shall limit the taking of fish and game to taking for ceremonial purposes in such manner as the commission deems proper.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1498.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 4. Rights Over Property


citation: GOV § 200

text: The State has the rights prescribed in this article over persons within its limits, to be exercised in the cases and in the manner provided by law.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 5. Rights Over Persons

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citation: GOV § 201

text: The State may punish for crime.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 5. Rights Over Persons


citation: GOV § 202

text: The state may imprison or confine for the protection of the public peace or health or of individual life or safety.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 20.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 5. Rights Over Persons


citation: GOV § 204

text: The State may require services of persons, with or without compensation: In military duty; in jury duty; as witnesses; as town officers; in highway labor; in maintaining the public peace; in enforcing the service of process; in protecting life and property from fire, pestilence, wreck, and flood; and in other cases provided by statute.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 5. Rights Over Persons


text: Any entity that was previously scheduled for the third release of BreEZe shall participate in business process reviews and organizational change management activities in preparation for transition to a new licensing technology platform, either through the relevant unit in the Department of Consumer Affairs, or through contracted services.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 19, Sec. 8. (AB 111) Effective June 27, 2017. Note: This section was intended to be added to the Business and Professions Code.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 5. Rights Over Persons


citation: GOV § 240

text:
The people, as a political body, consist of:

(a) Citizens who are electors.

(b) Citizens not electors.

title: 1. GENERAL

chapter: 2. People of the State

article: 1. General

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citation: GOV § 241

text:
The citizens of the state are:

(a) All persons born in the state and residing within it, except the children of foreign public ministers and consuls.

(b) All persons born out of the state who are citizens of the United States and residing within the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 25. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 1. General


citation: GOV § 242

text:
Persons in the state who are not its citizens are either:

(a) Citizens of other states; or

(b) Persons who are not citizens of the United States.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 26. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 1. General


citation: GOV § 243

text: Every person has, in law, a residence.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 1. General


citation: GOV § 244

text:
In determining the place of residence the following rules shall be observed:

(a) It is the place where one remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purpose, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose.

(b) There can only be one residence.

(c) A residence cannot be lost until another is gained.

(d) The residence of the parent with whom an unmarried minor child maintains his or her place of abode is the residence of such unmarried minor child.

(e) The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by his or her own act.

(f) The residence can be changed only by the union of act and intent.

(g) A married person shall have the right to retain his or her legal residence in the State of California notwithstanding the legal residence or domicile of his or her spouse.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 1. General


citation: GOV § 245

text: Absence from this state, on business of the state or of the United States, shall not affect the question of residence of any person.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 789.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 1. General


citation: GOV § 270

text: Every person while within the State is subject to its jurisdiction and entitled to its protection.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties

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citation: GOV § 271

text: Allegiance is the obligation of fidelity and obedience which every citizen owes to the State.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties


citation: GOV § 272

text: Allegiance may be renounced by a change of residence.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties


citation: GOV § 273

text: A citizen of the United States who is not a citizen of the State, has the same rights and duties as a citizen of the State not an elector.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties


citation: GOV § 274

text: An elector has no rights or duties beyond those of a citizen not an elector, except the right and duty of holding office and voting.

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties


text: 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 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 activities as a candidate.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 700.)

title: 1. GENERAL

article: 2. Political Rights and Duties


citation: GOV § 399

text:
(a) There shall be a seal of this state, which shall be called “the Great Seal of the State of California.”

(b) The Great Seal of the state shall be used by the Governor officially.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 312.)

division: 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS

title: 1. GENERAL

chapter: 1. Great Seal of the State

path: 1. GENERAL > 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS > 1. Great Seal of the State


citation: GOV § 400

text:
The design of the Great Seal of the State shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:

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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Great Seal appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Chapter 134, page 902, Statutes of 1943.

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history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. Note: The Great Seal appears in Ch. 134 on page 902 of the 1943 Statutes publication.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 401

text: Any document signed prior to August 27, 1937, by the Governor, the Secretary of State, or both of them and bearing an impression purporting to be an impression of the Great Seal of the State has the same validity as if the impression thereon were an impression of the Great Seal of the State, whether or not it be in fact the impression of the Great Seal of the State.

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 402

text:
(a) Every person who maliciously or for commercial purposes uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Great Seal of the State in any manner whatsoever is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Great Seal of the State may be used for commercial purposes by the Golden State Museum Store located at 1020 O Street in Sacramento, and by the Capitol Bookstore and Gift Shop located in the rotunda of the restored State Capitol Building.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the California Sesquicentennial Commission may enter into an agreement to use the Great Seal of the State for officially sanctioned products of the California Sesquicentennial celebration as approved by the commission. The funds received from these sales shall revert to the California Sesquicentennial Foundation and be used only for official Sesquicentennial celebration purposes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text:
(a) In addition to the acts prohibited by Section 402, a person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Great Seal of the State in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 387, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 403

text: All grants and commissions shall be kept in the name and by the authority of the people of the State of California, sealed with the Great Seal of the state, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 404

text:
(a) No person shall represent, either directly or indirectly, that the State of California is sponsoring or endorsing a world’s fair or exhibition unless the representation has been specifically authorized by law. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

(b) The Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair and its employees, as directed by the board, Members of the California State Legislature, and constitutional officers shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1119, Sec. 2.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 405

text:
When the Great Seal of the state is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used:

The field of the seal shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076; the outer circle shall be Golden Poppy, Cable No. 70071; the 31 stars and the words “Eureka” and “The Great Seal of the State of California” shall be white; the two circles bordering the words shall be Spanish Yellow, Cable No. 70068; the mountains shall be shades of Orchid, Cable No. 70133, and Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the water shall be Grotto Blue, Cable No. 70022; the ships shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076, and white; the smoke of the steamboat shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076; the terrain shall be shades of Oakwood, Cable No. 70094, and Cork, Cable No. 70092; the miner’s shirt and pick shall be Plum, Cable No. 70135; the rocker, bowl, and shovel shall be Golden Poppy, Cable No. 70071; the face and arms of Goddess Minerva and of the miner shall be Ecru, Cable No. 70103; the helmet and breastplate of Minerva shall be Robins Egg, Cable No. 70204; the dress of Minerva shall be white; the robe of Minerva and the pants of the miner shall be Cardinal, Cable No. 70081; the shield of Minerva and the sheaf of wheat shall be Spanish Yellow, Cable No. 70068 and Oakwood, Cable No. 70094; the spear of Minerva shall be Oakwood, Cable No. 70094 and the tip white; the vine shall be Spring Green, Cable No. 70061; the grass shall be Irish Green, Cable No. 70168; the bear shall be in colors as set forth in Section 420.

All white shall be Cable No. 70001.

All Cable number colors herein specified are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 403 (as added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 919) by Stats. 1969, Ch. 122.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 420

text:
The Bear Flag is the State Flag of California. As viewed with the hoist end of the flag to the left of the observer there appears in the upper left-hand corner of a white field a five-pointed red star with one point vertically upward and in the middle of the white field a brown grizzly bear walking toward the left with all four paws on a green grass plot, with head and eye turned slightly toward the observer; a red stripe forms the length of the flag at the bottom, and between the grass plot and the red stripe appear the words CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC.

Dimensions, excluding heading and unfinished flag ends: The hoist or flag width is two-thirds of the fly or flag length; the red stripe width is one-sixth of the hoist width. The state official flag hoist widths shall be two, three, four, five, six and eight feet. The diameter of an imaginary circle passing through the points of the star is one-tenth of the fly length; the distance of the star center from the hoist end is one-sixth of the fly length and the distance from the star center to the top of the flag is four-fifths of the star-center distance from the hoist end. The length of the bear diagonally from the nose tip to the rear of right hind paw is two-thirds of the hoist width; the height of the bear from shoulder tip vertically to a line touching the bottoms of the front paws is one-half the length of the bear; the location of the bear in the white field is such that the center of the eye is midway between the top and bottom of the white field and the midpoint of the bear’s length is midway between the fly ends. The grass plot in length is eleven-twelfths of the hoist width and the plot ends are equidistant from the fly ends; the average width of the plot between the rear of the left front paw and the front of the right rear paw is one-tenth of the grass plot length. The height of the condensed gothic letters, as shown on the representation, is one-half of the red stripe width and they occupy a lineal space of two-thirds of the fly length with the beginning and ending letters of the words equidistant from the fly ends.

Colors: The following color references are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York; the colors on the flag are to be substantially the same as these color references. White—of the white field, front of bear’s eye, and on the bear’s claws is White, cable number 70001. Red—of the red stripe, the star, and the bear’s tongue is Old Glory, cable number 70180. Green—of the grass plot is Irish Green, cable number 70168. Brown—of the bear is Maple Sugar, cable number 70129. Dark brown—of the bear outline, paws, shading, fur undulations, iris of the eye, the 12 grass tufts in the grass plot, and the letters is Seal, cable number 70108.

The general design and the details of the Bear Flag, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation:

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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Bear Flag appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill. See Chapter 1140, page 2639, Statutes of 1953.

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This shall be the official State Flag of all state, county, city and town agencies. The flags now issued or in use shall continue in service until replacement is required.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1140. Note: The Bear Flag appears in Ch. 1140 on page 2639 in Vol. 2 of the 1953 Statutes publication.)

title: 1. GENERAL

chapter: 2. State Flag and Emblems

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text: “Eureka” is the official State Motto.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1237.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: “The Golden State” is the official State Nickname.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 66.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 421

text: The golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is the official State Flower. April 6 of each year is hereby designated California Poppy Day.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 147.5. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text:
(a) West Coast Swing Dance is the official state dance.

(b) The Square Dance is the official state folk dance.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1645, Sec. 2.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: “I Love You, California,” a song published in 1913 with lyrics by F.B. Silverwood and music by A.F. Frankenstein, is an official state song.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 421.5 (as added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1198) by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 47.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 422

text: The California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoia gigantea) is the official state tree.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1140.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus), walnut, pistachio, and pecan are each the official state nut.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 49, Sec. 2. (AB 1067) Effective January 1, 2018.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text:
(a) The California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is the official state reptile.

(b) The Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the official state marine reptile.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 591, Sec. 2. (AB 1776) Effective January 1, 2013.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: The giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) is the official state snake.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 482, Sec. 2. (SB 765) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is the official state amphibian.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 77, Sec. 2. (AB 2364) Effective January 1, 2015.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 423

text: The California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: “The Californian” is the official state tall ship.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 113, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

title: 1. GENERAL


text: Denim is the official state fabric.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 873, Sec. 2. (AB 501) Effective January 1, 2017.)

title: 1. GENERAL


citation: GOV § 424

text:
The official colors of the State are blue and gold. The specifications, references, and designations for the official colors are as follows:

Specifications: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Research Paper RP 1700.

International Commission on Illumination:

Blue: Y 0.063 x 0.204 y 0.165

Gold: Y 0.449 x 0.474 y 0.458

Munsell Renotation:

Blue: H V/C 7.3 PB 2.9/8.8

Gold: H V/C 2.0 Y 7.1/11.3

Munsell Book Notation:

Blue: H V/C 7.2 PB 2.9/9.1

Gold: H V/C 1 Y 7.3/11

References: Textile Color Card Association of New York, Inc.Blue: Yale Blue, cable number 70086, Standard Color Card of America, 9th edition.Gold: Golden Yellow, cable number 65001, United States Army Card of Official Colors for Arms and Services.Designations: Inter-Society Color Council-National Bureau of Standards:

Yale Blue: Deep purplish blue.

Golden Yellow: Vivid yellow.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 76. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)

title: 1. GENERAL