California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 35170

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

The governing board of any school district may secure copyrights, in the name of the district, to all copyrightable works developed by the school district, and royalties or revenue from said copyrights are to be for the benefit of the school district securing said copyrights.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 35170 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-3-local-administration/part-21-local-educational-agencies/chapter-2-governing-boards/article-4-powers-and-duties/section-35170

Other sections in Article 4 - Powers and Duties

§ 35160§ 35160.1§ 35160.2§ 35160.5§ 35161§ 35162§ 35163§ 35164§ 35165§ 35166§ 35167§ 35168§ 35170§ 35171§ 35172§ 35175§ 35177§ 35178§ 35178.4

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