Laws & Regulations

California Codes & Statutes

California Laws
Full-text of the 29 California codes, unannotated; from the Legislative Counsel.

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California code annotated with history and case notes. (Requires UCSC or Off-Campus Access)
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Full-text of annotated state laws and regulations. (Requires UCSC or Off-Campus Access)

California Statutes 1993 to present
1993 to current. Text of laws signed by Governor of California
California Statutes 1850-2005
Archive of text of laws signed by Governor of California
California Law Revision Commission
The purpose of the CLRC is the "review of California statutory and decisional law...to discover defects and anachronisms and recommends legislation to make needed reforms".

California Regulations (Administrative Law)

California Code of Regulations: Public Access
All titles except Title 24. For Title 24 (building code) see: California Building Standards Commission
For more information on regulations, see: What is a Regulation?

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California regulations with annotations. (Requires UCSC or Off-Campus Access)

California Regulatory Notice Register
Weekly publication of newly proposed regulations, proposed amendments to existing regulations, etc.

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Full-text of annotated state code and regulations. (Requires UCSC or Off-Campus Access)

California Constitution

Ballot Propositions

California allows ordinary citizens and organizations to place qualified initiatives and referendums on the ballot. The California Secretary of State oversees elections, including ballot initiatives. Here are ways to obtain current and past ballot proposition and initiatives:

California Voter Information Guides
Voter information guides (selected guides from 1996-current) provide the full text of the proposed law along with supportive and opposition statements (Pro/Con) from stakeholder groups and citizens.
California Ballot Measures from UC Hastings
Voter Information Guides from 1911 to current.

Tutorials

Tutorials to help you get started using Proquest Congressional (and other Proquest databases), Westlaw and Lexis Nexis:

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Land Acknowledgement

The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.

The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.

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