FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. Const. art. XIII, § 33 — Article XIII / Section 33
California Constitution Article XIII, Section 33
Status: in_force

The Legislature shall pass all laws necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. (Sec. 33 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 8. Res.Ch. 70, 1974.)
Cal. Const. art. I, § 20 — Article I / Section 20
California Constitution Article I, Section 20
Status: in_force

Noncitizens have the same property rights as citizens. (Sec. 20 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.)
Cal. Const. art. XX, § 5 — Article XX / Section 5
California Constitution Article XX, Section 5
Status: in_force

All laws now in force in this State concerning corporations and all laws that may be hereafter passed pursuant to this section may be altered from time to time or repealed. (Sec. 5 renumbered from Sec. 24 on June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.)
Cal. Const. art. I, § 14 — Article I / Section 14
California Constitution Article I, Section 14
Status: in_force

Felonies shall be prosecuted as provided by law, either by indictment or, after examination and commitment by a magistrate, by information. A person charged with a felony by complaint subscribed under penalty of perjury and on file in a court in the county where the felony is triable shall be taken without unnecessary delay before a magistrate of that court. The magistrate shall immediately give the defendant a copy of the complaint, inform the defendant of the defendant’s right to counsel, allow the defendant a reasonable time to send for counsel, and on the defendant’s request read the complaint to the defendant. On the defendant’s request the magistrate shall require a peace officer to transmit within the county where the court is located a message to counsel named by defendant. A person unable to understand English who is charged with a crime has a right to an interpreter throughout the proceedings. (Sec. 14 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.)
Cal. Const. art. X, § 3 — Article X / Section 3
California Constitution Article X, Section 3
Status: in_force

All tidelands within two miles of any incorporated city, city and county, or town in this State, and fronting on the water of any harbor, estuary, bay, or inlet used for the purposes of navigation, shall be withheld from grant or sale to private persons, partnerships, or corporations; provided, however, that any such tidelands, reserved to the State solely for street purposes, which the Legislature finds and declares are not used for navigation purposes and are not necessary for such purposes may be sold to any town, city, county, city and county, municipal corporations, private persons, partnerships or corporations subject to such conditions as the Legislature determines are necessary to be imposed in connection with any such sales in order to protect the public interest. (Sec. 3 added June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.)
Cal. Const. art. XII, § 1 — Article XII / Section 1
California Constitution Article XII, Section 1
Status: in_force

The Public Utilities Commission consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, a majority of the membership concurring, for staggered 6-year terms. A vacancy is filled for the remainder of the term. The Legislature may remove a member for incompetence, neglect of duty, or corruption, two thirds of the membership of each house concurring. (Sec. 1 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 12. Res.Ch. 88, 1974.)
Cal. Const. art. II, § 8 — Article II / Section 8
California Constitution Article II, Section 8
Status: in_force

(a) The initiative is the power of the electors to propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution and to adopt or reject them. (b) An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition that sets forth the text of the proposed statute or amendment to the Constitution and is certified to have been signed by electors equal in number to 5 percent in the case of a statute, and 8 percent in the case of an amendment to the Constitution, of the votes for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. (c) The Secretary of State shall then submit the measure at the next general election held at least 131 days after it qualifies or at any special statewide election held prior to that general election. The Governor may call a special statewide election for the measure. (d) An initiative measure embracing more than one subject may not be submitted to the electors or have any effect. (e) An initiative measure may not include or exclude any political subdivision of the State from the application or effect of its provisions based upon approval or disapproval of the initiative measure, or based upon the casting of a specified percentage of votes in favor of the measure, by the electors of that political subdivision. (f) An initiative measure may not contain alternative or cumulative provisions wherein one or more of those provisions would become law depending upon the casting of a specified percentage of votes for or against the measure. (Subdivisions (e) and (f) added June 2, 1998, by Prop. 219. Res.Ch. 34, 1996. Other Source: Entire Sec. 8 was renumbered from Sec. 22 (of Art. 4) on June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14; Res.Ch. 5, 1976.)
Cal. Const. art. XXII, § 2 — Article XXII / Section 2
California Constitution Article XXII, Section 2
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in Article VII of this Constitution shall be construed to limit, restrict or prohibit the State or any other governmental entities, including, but not limited to, cities, counties, cities and counties, school districts and other special districts, local and regional agencies and joint power agencies, from contracting with private entities for the performance of architectural and engineering services. (Sec. 2 added Nov. 7, 2000, by Prop. 35. Initiative measure.)
Cal. Const. art. I, § 9 — Article I / Section 9
California Constitution Article I, Section 9
Status: in_force

A bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts may not be passed. (Sec. 9 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.)