California’s 29 Codes – California Globe

Does a Bill Need Statutory Construction Guidance?

April 22, 2024 3:00 pmApril 22, 2024 3:01 pm

Have you seen the following sentence in a California bill or in a statute: “This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.” Why is this phrase needed? Shouldn’t that be obvious guidance to a court when interpreting a...

Number of California Bills by Code

September 23, 2023 10:52 amSeptember 24, 2023 7:26 pm

I have often wondered about the number of bills in the California Legislature each year that affect the twenty-nine different codes. California’s 29 Codes, beginning with the Business & Professions Code and ending with the Welfare & Institutions Code, contain...

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...