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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 24 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP › Section 81013.

81013. Any person convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance under state or federal law before, on, or after January 1, 2020, shall be ineligible, during the 10-year period following the date of the conviction, to participate in the industrial hemp program.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 838, Sec. 12. (SB 153) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 24 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP › Section 81014.

81014. A person that materially falsifies any information contained in an application or registration under Section 81003 or 81004, or other application to participate in the industrial hemp program, shall be ineligible to participate in the industrial hemp program.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 838, Sec. 13. (SB 153) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 24 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP › Section 81015.

81015. (a) On or before May 1, 2020, the secretary, in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney General, shall develop and submit to the United States Secretary of Agriculture a state plan, consistent with this division, pursuant to Section 297B of the federal Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (added by Section 10113 of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334)), including a certification that the state has the resources and personnel to carry out the practices and procedures described in clauses (i) to (iv), inclusive, of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of that section.
(b) In an annex to the state plan, the secretary shall list the provisions of this division that are included in the state plan, and any additional requirements in the state plan, that shall be subject to enforcement pursuant to Section 81012.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 838, Sec. 14. (SB 153) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 25 - Food Labeling › Section 82000.

82000. For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Quality date” means a date on a label affixed to the packaging or a container of food that communicates to consumers the date after which the food quality may begin to deteriorate but the food may still be acceptable for consumption.
(b) “Safety date” means a date on a label affixed to the packaging or container of food that communicates to consumers that the food should be consumed or frozen, if appropriate, by the date listed on the package that applies to perishable products with potential safety implications over time.
(c) “‘Sell by’ date” means a date on a label affixed to the packaging or container of food that is intended to communicate primarily to a distributor or retailer for purposes of stock rotation and that is not a quality date or a safety date.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 787, Sec. 2. (AB 954) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 25 - Food Labeling › Section 82001.

82001. (a) The Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1, 2018, publish information to encourage food manufacturers, processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food products to voluntarily use the following uniform terms on food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety dates:
(1) “BEST if Used by” or “BEST if Used or Frozen by” to indicate the quality date of a product.
(2) “USE by” or “USE by or Freeze by” to indicate the safety date of a product.
(b) The department shall promote the consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to subdivision (a) in the course of its existing interactions with food manufacturers, processors, and retailers.
(c) In the process of implementing subdivision (a), the department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to develop alternatives to consumer-facing “sell by” dates.
(d) (1) The department may accept nonstate funds from public and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of the quality dates and safety dates specified in this section.
(2) Funds accepted by the department pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Consumer Education Account, which is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all funds in the Consumer Education Account are hereby continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years to carry out the purpose provided in paragraph (1).
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 787, Sec. 2. (AB 954) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.5.

7.5. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 436, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.6.

7.6. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 182, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.8.

7.8. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.9.

7.9. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 192, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.9a.

7.9a. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 1. Effective September 16, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12.5.

12.5. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.

16. “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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.5.

16.5. (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).
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 144, Sec. 3. (AB 2296) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24.

24. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.

25. (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.
(Added by renumbering Section 24 (as added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1028) by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 157.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 26.

26. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 1.7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 1 - Residence of Sovereignty › Section 100.

100. (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.
(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 110.

110. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 111.

111. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 84.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 112.

112. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 84.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 113.

113. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 35. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 115.

115. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 118.

118. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 119.

119. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 96.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction › Section 127.

127. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 875.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3 - State Boundaries › Section 160.

160. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 369.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3 - State Boundaries › Section 170.

170. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 65.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3 - State Boundaries › Section 171.

171. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 65.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3 - State Boundaries › Section 172.

172. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 65.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.5 - Colorado River Boundary Compact › Section 175.

175. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 859.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.6 - Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact › Section 177.

177. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.6 - Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact › Section 178.5.

178.5. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.7 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 179.

179. (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.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 233, Sec. 1. Effective September 13, 2005. Inoperative March 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 179.9.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.7 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 179.7.

179.7. (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.
(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, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 179.9.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.7 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 179.8.

179.8. 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.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. Effective October 10, 2007. Inoperative March 1, 2028. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 179.9.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 3.7 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 179.9.

179.9. This article shall become inoperative on March 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 321, Sec. 1. (AB 1565) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Note: Termination clause affects Article 3.7, commencing with Section 179.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 4 - Rights Over Property › Section 181.

181. The original and ultimate right to all property within the limits of the State is in the people thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 4 - Rights Over Property › Section 182.

182. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 4 - Rights Over Property › Section 185.

185. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 170.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 4 - Rights Over Property › Section 186.

186. (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.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 5 - Rights Over Persons › Section 200.

200. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 5 - Rights Over Persons › Section 202.

202. The state may imprison or confine for the protection of the public peace or health or of individual life or safety.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 20.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 5 - Rights Over Persons › Section 204.

204. 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.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 1 - Sovereignty of the State › ARTICLE 5 - Rights Over Persons › Section 210.6.

210.6. 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.
(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.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 240.

240. The people, as a political body, consist of:
(a) Citizens who are electors.
(b) Citizens not electors.
(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 1 - General › Section 241.

241. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 25. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 242.

242. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 26. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 244.

244. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE › CHAPTER 2 - People of the State › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 245.

245. Absence from this state, on business of the state or of the United States, shall not affect the question of residence of any person.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 789.)
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 271.

271. Allegiance is the obligation of fidelity and obedience which every citizen owes to the State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)