Gov. Code, § 100 · Article 1. Residence of Sovereignty

Gov. Code, § 100

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The sovereignty of the state resides in the people thereof, and all writs and processes shall issue in their name.

(b) The style of all process shall be “The People of the State of California,” and all prosecutions shall be conducted in their name and by their authority.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 161.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=100.
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