Gov. Code, § 242 · Article 1. General

Gov. Code, § 242

Verbatim from the official edition

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

Persons in the state who are not its citizens are either:

(a) Citizens of other states; or

(b) Persons who are not citizens of the United States.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 26. (AB 1096) 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=242.
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