California state law

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California state law is the body of statutes, regulations, and legal principles enacted and applied within the state of California that governs public and private conduct, institutions, and governmental agencies.


Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal system
state law
allows direct democracy through ballot initiatives
appliesInJurisdiction California, United States
surface form: State of California
enforcedBy Attorney General of California
surface form: California Attorney General

California State Agencies
surface form: California regulatory agencies

local district attorneys in California
follows at-will employment doctrine with statutory exceptions
comparative fault in most tort cases
governedByPrinciple federal supremacy
judicial review
separation of powers
governs California governmental agencies
California private institutions
California public institutions
private conduct in California
public conduct in California
hasComponent Constitution of California
surface form: California Constitution

California administrative regulations
California case law
California Codes
surface form: California statutory law
hasExecutiveAuthority Governor of California
hasJudicialAuthority California Courts of Appeal
California Superior Courts
Supreme Court of California
surface form: California Supreme Court
hasLegislativeBody California State Legislature
hasOfficialReporter California Appellate Reports
California Appellate Reports
surface form: California Appellate Reports Supplement

California Appellate Reports
surface form: California Reports
hasPublication California Codes
surface form: Deering's California Codes Annotated

California Codes
surface form: West's Annotated California Codes
includesCode California Codes
surface form: California Business and Professions Code

California Codes
surface form: California Civil Code

California Code of Civil Procedure
California Codes
surface form: California Corporations Code

California Education Code
California Codes
surface form: California Elections Code

California Codes
surface form: California Evidence Code

California Codes
surface form: California Family Code

California Financial Code
California Fish and Game Code
California Codes
surface form: California Food and Agricultural Code

California Government Code
California Codes
surface form: California Harbors and Navigation Code

California Codes
surface form: California Health and Safety Code

California Codes
surface form: California Insurance Code

California Codes
surface form: California Labor Code

California Codes
surface form: California Military and Veterans Code

California Penal Code
California Codes
surface form: California Probate Code

California Public Resources Code
California Codes
surface form: California Public Utilities Code

California Codes
surface form: California Streets and Highways Code

California Codes
surface form: California Unemployment Insurance Code

California Codes
surface form: California Vehicle Code

California Codes
surface form: California Water Code

California Codes
surface form: California Welfare and Institutions Code
languageOfAuthority English
mustComplyWith Constitution of California
surface form: California Constitution

United States Constitution
partOf United States law
surface form: United States legal system
primaryStatutoryCompilation California Codes
protects consumer rights through specific statutes
tenant rights through landlord-tenant statutes
recognizes community property marital property regime
regulates business and professional licensing in California
environmental protection within California
labor standards within California
sourceOfLaw administrative regulations of California agencies
judicial decisions of California courts
statutes enacted by California State Legislature
voter initiatives and referenda
supersededBy United States federal law in case of conflict

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of San Francisco appliesLegalSystem California state law
this entity surface form: California law
San Francisco Police Department follows California state law
California State Lands Commission governedBy California state law
this entity surface form: California state statutes
this entity surface form: California state statutes
this entity surface form: California state statutes
this entity surface form: California statutes
De Canas v. Bica holding California state law
this entity surface form: California Labor Code § 2805 was not, on its face, preempted by federal immigration law at the time
California Public Resources Code isCodifiedIn California state law
this entity surface form: California statutory law system
California state prison system legalAuthority California state law
this entity surface form: California law
Criminal Branch legalSystem California state law
California Public Resources Code partOf California state law
this entity surface form: California Codes
California Coastal Commission subjectTo California state law