Government Code Sections 53970 through 53979

Compiled July, 2023

Our review of the annotated history reveals the following legislative history (every “c.” below represents a separate legislative bill):

Year/Chapter              § § affected [“f-” = former §]
1979, c. 397                 53970; 53971; 53971.5; 53973 (f-53973); 53978
1980, c. 88                   53970; 53978
1980, c. 920                 53978
1981, c. 174                 53972.5
1982, c. 487                 53978
1982, c. 673                 53971.3
1982, c. 1396               53972.5; 53973
1983, c. 1168               53972.5
1985, c. 985                 53979
1987, c. 16                   53971.4
1987, c. 1013               53972.5; 53978

11 bills affected this section.

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