Gov. Code, § 12060 · Article 6. Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster

Gov. Code, § 12060

Verbatim from the official edition

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

As used in this article “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity occurring in the State of California, such as an attack by nuclear weapons, as a result of which the incumbent Governor is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to perform the Governor’s duties.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 20. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.

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=12060.
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