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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Political Rights and Duties › Section 273.

273. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Political Rights and Duties › Section 274.

274. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Political Rights and Duties › Section 275.2.

275.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public officer who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to his 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.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 700.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 399.

399. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 312.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 400.

400. 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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(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. Note: The Great Seal appears in Ch. 134 on page 902 of the 1943 Statutes publication.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 401.

401. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 402.

402. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 402.5.

402.5. (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.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 387, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 403.

403. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 404.

404. (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).
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1119, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 1 - Great Seal of the State › Section 405.

405. 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.
(Added by renumbering Section 403 (as added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 919) by Stats. 1969, Ch. 122.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 421.

421. The golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is the official State Flower. April 6 of each year is hereby designated California Poppy Day.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 147.5. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 421.5.

421.5. (a) West Coast Swing Dance is the official state dance.
(b) The Square Dance is the official state folk dance.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1645, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 421.7.

421.7. “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.
(Added by renumbering Section 421.5 (as added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1198) by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 47.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 422.

422. The California redwood (Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoia gigantea) is the official state tree.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1140.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 422.3.

422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus), walnut, pistachio, and pecan are each the official state nut.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 49, Sec. 2. (AB 1067) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 422.5.

422.5. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 591, Sec. 2. (AB 1776) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 422.7.

422.7. The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is the official state amphibian.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 77, Sec. 2. (AB 2364) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 423.

423. The California valley quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official bird and avifaunal emblem of the State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 423.5.

423.5. “The Californian” is the official state tall ship.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 113, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 423.6.

423.6. Denim is the official state fabric.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 873, Sec. 2. (AB 501) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 424.

424. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 76. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 424.3.

424.3. (a) The tartan defined in subdivision (b) is the official State Tartan, and may be claimed by any resident of the state.
(b) The official State Tartan is generally described as a pattern or sett consisting of alternate squares of meadow green and pacific blue that are separated and surrounded by narrow charcoal bands. The squares of meadow green are divided by a gold seam that is supported by charcoal lines on each side. There are three redwood stripes, the middle of which is broader, that are added to each side of the gold seam. The pacific blue square is divided by a sky blue stripe, which is supported on each side by charcoal lines.
The tartan is specifically defined by the following weave code:
Y..B..G..S..G...S..G..S..G..B..A..B..K...  Ancient Colors
8...2..20..4..20..8..20..4..20..32..56..2...8...  Full Pivots
This weave code means that the threads begin with 8 threads of yellow, followed by 2 threads of black, 20 threads of green, 4 threads of scarlet, 20 threads of green, 8 threads of scarlet, 20 threads of green, 4 threads of scarlet, 20 threads of green, 32 threads of black, 56 threads of azure, 2 threads of black, and 8 threads of sky blue. At that point the weave pivots and returns, beginning with 2 threads of black, and continuing the sequence in reverse order through 8 threads of yellow, at which point it pivots back again.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 100, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 424.6.

424.6. Lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) is the official state lichen.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 113, Sec. 2. (AB 1528) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 424.7.

424.7. Surfing is the official state sport.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 162, Sec. 2. (AB 1782) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.

425. The state animal is the California Grizzly Bear (Ursus Californicus) as depicted in outline, details, and in colors on the official representation in the custody of the Secretary of State. The color references of the bear shall be in accordance with those set forth in Section 420.
All state representations of the state animal in details and in colors shall be in accordance with this section and shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The California Grizzly Bear
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 1140, page 2639, Statutes of 1953.
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(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1140. Note: The California Grizzly Bear appears in Ch. 1140 on page 2639 in Vol. 2 of the 1953 Statutes publication.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.6.

425.6. The garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is the official state marine fish.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 948, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.7.

425.7. (a) The Augustynolophus morrisi is the official state dinosaur.
(b) The saber-toothed cat (Smilodon californicus) is the official state fossil.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 264, Sec. 1. (AB 1540) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.8.

425.8. The Chipped Stone Bear (bear-shaped eccentric) is the official state prehistoric artifact.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 73, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.9.

425.9. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that San Joaquin Soil is the official soil of California. It is one of four soils to be originally described at the beginning of this century, and the beginning of soil studies in California. San Joaquin Soil is approximately 50,000 to 250,000 years old and was derived from and deposited by the runoff of swollen streams during the glacial period, from mountain glaciers in the Sierra Nevada.
(b) The Legislature hereby designates San Joaquin Soil as the official State Soil.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 331, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.10.

425.10. Purple needlegrass, or Nassella pulchra, is the official State Grass.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.11.

425.11. California Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus californicus) is the official state mushroom.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 644, Sec. 2. (AB 261) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 425.12.

425.12. The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) is the official state bat.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 502, Sec. 2. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 426.

426. The general design and the details of the Seal of the Governor of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Governor’s Seal
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 963, page 2203, Statutes of 1957.
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The roman numerals shall designate the sequence in office of the Governor.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 963. Note: The Governor's Seal appears in Ch. 963 on page 2203 in Vol. 1 of the 1957 Statutes publication, but current roman numerals are XL.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 427.

427. When the seal of the Governor is prepared in colors, the Bear Flag shall be shown in colors as set forth in Section 420; the blue field back of the flag, the outside border of the lettering “Seal of the Governor of the State of California”, and the roman numerals shall be in Yale Blue, Cable No. 70086; the 31 stars, and the background upon which the lettering and roman numerals appear, shall be of United States Army Color Card designation Golden Yellow, No. 65001. The rising sun shall be of Indian Orange, Cable No. 70072; the flowers of the poppy shall be shades of Poppy Orange, No. 70069, Princeton Orange, No. 70070, and Golden Poppy, No. 70071. The stem and pods of the poppy shall be in shades of Jade Green, No. 70166 and Irish Green, No. 70168. Colors herein specified are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 963.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 428.

428. The general design and details of the flag of the Governor of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Governor’s Flag
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 963, page 2204, Statutes of 1957.
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(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 963. Note: The Governor's Flag appears in Ch. 963 on page 2204 in Vol. 1 of the 1957 Statutes publication.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.

429. When the flag of the Governor is prepared in colors, the following colors shall be used:
The field of the flag shall be Yale Blue, Cable No. 70086; the four stars in each of the corners of the flag shall be white; the golden fringe, circle of the center seal, and the rising sun within the seal shall be United States Army Color Card designation Golden Yellow, No. 65001; the field of the seal shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076; the 31 stars in the seal and the word “Eureka” shall be white; the rising sun shall be Indian Orange, Cable No. 70072; 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 ship shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076, and white; the terrain shall be shades of Oakwood, Cable No. 70093, and Cork, Cable No. 70092; the miner’s shirt and pick shall be Plum, Cable No. 70135; the face and arms of Goddess Minerva and of the miner shall be Ecru, Cable No. 70134; 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 United States Army Color Card designation Golden Yellow No. 65001, and Oakwood, Cable No. 70093; the spear of Minerva shall be Oakwood, Cable No. 70094 and white; the cornucopia shall be white and Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the grapes shall be Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the fruit shall be Cardinal, Cable No. 70081, and Irish Green, Cable No. 70168; 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.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 963.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.4.

429.4. The LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City is the official state LGBTQ veterans memorial.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 172, Sec. 2. (AB 2439) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.6.

429.6. The California State Military Museum and Resource Center is the official state military museum.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 133, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.7.

429.7. Bodie is the official state gold rush ghost town.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 365, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.8.

429.8. Calico is the official state silver rush ghost town.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 90, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 2 - State Flag and Emblems › Section 429.9.

429.9. The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the official state Vietnam veterans war memorial.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 191, Sec. 2. (AB 1289) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 430.

430. The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State of California (the Bear Flag) shall be prominently installed, displayed, and maintained in the following places:
(a) In the courtrooms of all courts of the State.
(b) In all rooms where any court or any state, county, or municipal commission holds any sessions.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 431.

431. The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during business hours upon or in front of the buildings or grounds of or at each of the following places:
(a) Each public building belonging to the State, a county, or a municipality.
(b) At the entrance and exit of every state park.
(c) At the entrance or upon the grounds of each campus of the University of California.
(d) At the entrance or upon the grounds or upon the administration building of every university, college, high school, and elementary school, both public and private, within the State.
(e) Upon or at every agricultural inspection station just inside California and located on every highway leading into California.
(f) At the entrance of or within every state highway maintenance station where personnel reside or are on duty at the time necessary to raise and lower the Flag.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1227.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 432.

432. The Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State shall be prominently displayed during any and all games and performances of every kind which take place in a coliseum, stadium, bowl, or other open air sites, and at all race tracks where racing is being conducted.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 433.

433. The National and State Flags shall be carried at the head of any procession or parade of:
(a) The National Guard.
(b) The California State Guard.
(c) Any other state military organization.
(d) Sheriff’s posse.
(e) City police or fire department.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 434.

434. Where the installation or display of the Flag of the United States and the Flag of the State in a place publicly owned, whether by the State, a county, or a municipality, is prescribed, public officials charged with furnishing the place shall provide for the acquisition of the flags and their installation, display, and maintenance pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 434.5.

434.5. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meaning:
(1) “Legal right” means the freedom of use and enjoyment generally exercised by owners and occupiers of land.
(2) “Local government agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, municipal corporation, school district or other district, political subdivision, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local agency.
(b) (1) No person, private entity, or governmental agency shall adopt any rule, regulation, or ordinance, or enter into any agreement or covenant, that prevents any person or private entity that would otherwise have the legal right to display a Flag of the United States on private property from exercising that right, unless it is used as, or in conjunction with, an advertising display.
(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent a city, county, or city and county from imposing reasonable restrictions as to the time, place, and manner of placement or display of a Flag of the United States when necessary for the preservation of the public’s health, safety, or order.
(c) (1) A local government agency may not adopt any policy or regulation that prohibits or restricts an employee of that agency from displaying a Flag of the United States, or a pin of that flag, on his or her person, in his or her workplace, or on a local government agency vehicle operated by that employee.
(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent a local government agency from imposing reasonable restrictions as to the time, place, and manner of placement or display of a Flag of the United States when necessary for the preservation of the order or discipline of the workplace.
(d) No restrictions solely to promote aesthetic considerations shall be imposed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) or paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 73, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 434.7.

434.7. (a) On and after January 1, 2017, any Flag of the United States or the Flag of the State of California purchased by the state or any local government agency shall be made in the United States.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term “local government agency” means a county, city, city and county, town, municipal corporation, school district or other district, political subdivision, or any board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local agency.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 717, Sec. 1. (SB 1012) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 435.

435. Where a city or county has adopted an official flag, it is unlawful for any other city or county to adopt an official flag so similar that it might deceive or mislead anyone as to the city or county to which it belongs.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 436.

436. Where the National and State Flags are used, they shall be of the same size. If only one flagpole is used, the National Flag shall be above the State Flag and the State Flag shall be hung in such manner as not to interfere with any part of the National Flag. At all times the National Flag shall be placed in the position of first honor.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 438.

438. All United States Flags now in the possession of state, county, city, and district agencies, or hereafter acquired by such agencies under contracts awarded prior to March 18, 1959, may be utilized until unserviceable.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1521.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 3 - Display of Flags › Section 439.

439. The Adjutant General shall, by regulation, prescribe rules regarding the times, places, and manner in which the State Flag may be displayed. He shall, periodically, compile the laws and regulations regarding the State Flag. Copies of the compilation shall be printed and made available to the public at cost by the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Seal of the Senate › Section 440.

440. The general design and details of the Seal of the Senate of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Senate Seal
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 293, page 654, Statutes of 1968.
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(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 293. Note: The Senate Seal appears in Ch. 293 on page 654 in Vol. 1 of the 1968 Statutes publication.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Seal of the Senate › Section 441.

441. When the Seal of the Senate is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used:
The outer circle and the words “Seal of the Senate of the State of California” shall be Popcorn, Cable No. 70203; the second circle and the shadow of each letter shall be Tobacco, Cable No. 70095; the third circle shall be Ivory, Cable No. 70002; the field of the seal shall be Forget-me-not, Cable No. 70012; the oak leaves shall be Evergreen, Cable No. 70036 with veins of Crab Apple, Cable No. 70149, Reseda, Cable No. 70035 with veins of Evergreen, Cable No. 70036, Mosstone, Cable No. 70155 with veins of Scarlet, Cable No. 70080, and Olive, Cable No. 70156 with veins of Mosstone, Cable No. 70155; the scroll shall be shades of Champagne, Cable No. 70091 and Oakwood, Cable No. 70094; the word “Legis,” the flourish, and “MDCCCL” shall be Oakwood, Cable No. 70094; the roller knobs shall be shades of Tobacco, Cable No. 70095 and Champagne, Cable No. 70091; the quill shall be shades of Purple, Cable No. 70060 and Homage Blue, Cable No. 70078; the acorns shall be shades of Caramel Brown, Cable No. 70120 and Burnished Straw, Cable No. 70117.
All Cable number colors herein specified are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 293.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Seal of the Senate › Section 442.

442. The use of the Seal of the Senate shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Senate. Every person who maliciously or for commercial purposes or contrary to the Rules of the Senate uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Seal of the Senate in any manner whatsoever is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 293.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 5 - Seal of the Assembly › Section 445.

445. The general design and details of the Seal of the Assembly of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:
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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Assembly Seal
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 512, page 1156, Statutes of 1968.
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(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 512. Note: The Assembly Seal appears in Ch. 512 on page 1156 in Vol. 1 of the 1968 Statutes publication.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 5 - Seal of the Assembly › Section 446.

446. When the Seal of the Assembly is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used:
The outer circle and the words “California State Assembly” shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157; the second circle shall be White, Cable No. 70001; the third circle shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157; the field of the seal shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076; the poppies, bear, gavel, and column shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157 and Bronze, Cable No. 70159; the palm tree shall be shades of Gold, Cable No. 70157 and Bronze, Cable No. 70159, with fronds of Hunter, Cable No. 70064 and Bottle Green, Cable No. 70066; the mountains and clouds shall be White, Cable No. 70001; the mountains shall have shadows of Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the grass shall be shades of Primitive Green, Cable No. 70167, Hunter, Cable No. 70064, and Graphite Blue, Cable No. 70114; the background for gavel and column shall be Dark Cardinal, Cable No. 70082; the background for the palm tree and mountains shall be Forget-me-not, Cable No. 70012; the scroll shall be White, Cable No. 70001 with borders of Gold, Cable No. 70157; the words “Legislatorum est Justas Leges Condere” and the outlines of the shield shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157.
All Cable number colors herein specified are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 512.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 2 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS › CHAPTER 5 - Seal of the Assembly › Section 447.

447. The use of the Seal of the Assembly shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Assembly. Every person who maliciously or for commercial purposes or contrary to the Rules of the Assembly uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Seal of the Assembly in any manner whatsoever is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 512.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 1 - Seat of Government › Section 450.

450. The permanent seat of government of the state is at the City of Sacramento, but the Governor shall designate by written proclamation an alternative temporary seat of government for use in the event of war or enemy-caused disaster, or the imminence thereof. The proclamation shall be filed with the Secretary of State. A different temporary seat of government may be so designated at any time as circumstances indicate the desirability of such a change.
The Director of General Services, and any other state agency as directed by him, shall provide such facilities of any kind at the temporary seat of government as appear desirable for the functioning of the government of the state at the temporary seat of government in the event it becomes necessary, pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 2 - Counties › Section 460.

460. The state is divided into counties. The names, boundaries, and territorial subdivisions thereof are declared in Title 3 (commencing with Section 23000).
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 33.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 511.

511. From the county seat of Fresno County to Sacramento it is one hundred and sixty-nine (169) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 515.

515. From the county seat of Inyo County to Sacramento it is four hundred and sixty-six (466) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 516.

516. From the county seat of Kern County to Sacramento it is two hundred and seventy-eight (278) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 521.

521. From the county seat of Madera County to Sacramento it is one hundred and forty-seven (147) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 523.

523. From the county seat of Mariposa County to Sacramento it is one hundred and eighty (180) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 526.

526. From the county seat of Modoc County to Sacramento it is three hundred and twenty-four (324) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 527.

527. From the county seat of Mono County to Sacramento it is two hundred and ninety-six (296) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 533.

533. From the county seat of Plumas County to Sacramento it is one hundred and thirty-six (136) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 536.

536. From the county seat of San Benito County to Sacramento it is one hundred and seventy-three (173) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 538.

538. From the county seat of San Diego County to Sacramento it is five hundred and seventy-three (573) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 541.

541. From the county seat of San Luis Obispo County to Sacramento it is three hundred and forty-three (343) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 542.

542. From the county seat of San Mateo County to Sacramento it is one hundred and nineteen (119) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 545.

545. From the county seat of Santa Cruz County to Sacramento it is one hundred and ninety-eight (198) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 546.

546. From the county seat of Shasta County to Sacramento it is one hundred and seventy-one (171) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 548.

548. From the county seat of Siskiyou County to Sacramento it is two hundred and ninety-five (295) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 553.

553. From the county seat of Tehama County to Sacramento it is one hundred and thirty-five (135) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3 - SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES › CHAPTER 6 - Legal Distances › Section 556.

556. From the county seat of Tuolumne County to Sacramento it is one hundred and twenty-five (125) miles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.5 - COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS RESULTING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Section 800.

800. (a) In any civil action to appeal or review the award, finding, or other determination of any administrative proceeding under this code or under any other provision of state law, except actions resulting from actions of the Department of General Services, if it is shown that the award, finding, or other determination of the proceeding was the result of arbitrary or capricious action or conduct by a public entity or an officer thereof in his or her official capacity, the complainant if he or she prevails in the civil action may collect from the public entity reasonable attorney’s fees, computed at one hundred dollars ($100) per hour, but not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), if he or she is personally obligated to pay the fees in addition to any other relief granted or other costs awarded.
(b) This section is ancillary only, and shall not be construed to create a new cause of action.
(c) The refusal by a public entity or officer thereof to admit liability pursuant to a contract of insurance shall not be considered arbitrary or capricious action or conduct within the meaning of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 32. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.6 - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › PART 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 810.

810. (a) Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this part govern the construction of this division.
(b) This division may be referred to as the Government Claims Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 759, Sec. 5. (AB 2690) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.6 - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › PART 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 810.2.

810.2. “Employee” includes an officer, judicial officer as defined in Section 327 of the Elections Code, employee, or servant, whether or not compensated, but does not include an independent contractor.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.6 - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › PART 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 810.6.

810.6. “Enactment” means a constitutional provision, statute, charter provision, ordinance or regulation.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.6 - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › PART 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 810.8.

810.8. “Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, or any other injury that a person may suffer to his person, reputation, character, feelings or estate, of such nature that it would be actionable if inflicted by a private person.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 3.6 - CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › PART 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 811.

811. “Law” includes not only enactments but also the decisional law applicable within this State as determined and declared from time to time by the courts of this State and of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)