Gov. Code, § 8625 · Article 13. State of Emergency
Gov. Code, § 8625
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Governor is hereby empowered to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when:
(a) He finds that circumstances described in subdivision (b) of Section 8558 exist; and either
(b) He is requested to do so (1) in the case of a city by the mayor or chief executive, (2) in the case of a county by the chairman of the board of supervisors or the county administrative officer; or
(c) He finds that local authority is inadequate to cope with the emergency.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1627.5Printed as Section 8588, 8625, or 8630 of the Government Code | Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 5536.5Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6788Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7028.16Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7151Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7158Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7159.5Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7159.14Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7161Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
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Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1368.7Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1796.81Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25205.5.1Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 34051Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50517.9Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50650.3Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50662.5Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50662.7Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50671Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50671.5Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50671.6Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50745.1Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 50775.5Printed as Section 8625 of the Government Code
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