Tag: California law
What Is a Business Under California Law?
One of the key principles in legislative drafting is consistency in language, including definitions. In looking at who is a business, there lacks the same definition across state law. In fact, California law provides dozens of different definitions of “business”...
Did You Know This About California Law?
In reading through California statutes contained in the state’s 29 Codes, I have come across several interesting(?) sections of laws. The following are some examples: Do California use Latin terms in its statutes? Yes, in several instances. For example, Business...
Uniform Acts in California Law
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...
Drafting a New Program in California Law
California legislators regularly propose creation of a new program in state government and the Office of Legislative Counsel is required to draft such bills. A bill that creates a new program in this state has several component parts, usually including...
What Does the Term ‘Construe’ Mean in California Statutes?
While continuing to read through proposed new laws for the 2022 California Legislative Session, I occasionally come by a bill that uses the term “construed” and it mostly is used in a negative form. The word “construe” basically means to...
California’s ‘Plain English’ Statutes
One of the directives in drafting legislation is the “Plain English” rule. The purpose of this rule is for the bill drafter to use straightforward language that can be easily understood and interpreted as the Legislature intended. In that regard,...