California’s 29 Codes Archives

Uniform Acts in California Law

July 18, 2022 5:29 pmJuly 18, 2022 3:31 pm

Like most other states, the California Legislature has occasionally enacted “uniform acts,” which are standardized statutes that are used among the states to ensure consistency in their provisions and how these statutes are utilized. The following are some examples of...

Some Commonly-Codified Statutory Interpretation Principles

July 8, 2022 6:29 amJuly 8, 2022 6:33 am

In California, each of the 29 Codes that contain all of the state’s statutes also contain general provisions that provide definitions, as well as certain statutory interpretation guidelines. So, what are some of those principles of interpreting California’s Code sections?...

Is This the Single Longest Code Section Among California Laws?

June 13, 2022 2:56 pmJune 13, 2022 2:58 pm

After spending weeks reviewing all of the more than 155,000 statutes contained in California’s 29 Codes, I came across many that are short in length and many that are quite long. A few long ones stood out to me, including...