Lab. Code, § 27 · . GENERAL PROVISIONS

Lab. Code, § 27

Verbatim from the official edition

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

Whenever the term “workers’ compensation judge” or “workers’ compensation referee” is used in this code in connection with the workers’ compensation law, the term shall mean “workers’ compensation administrative law judge.”

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 448, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.

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=LAB&sectionNum=27.
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