California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 200

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

The State has the rights prescribed in this article over persons within its limits, to be exercised in the cases and in the manner provided by law.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 200 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-1-sovereignty-and-people-of-the-state/chapter-1-sovereignty-of-the-state/article-5-rights-over-persons/section-200

Other sections in Article 5 - Rights Over Persons

§ 200§ 201§ 202§ 204§ 210.6

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