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§ 8. — 8. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

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Legislative History

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

Nearby Sections

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§ 8.
8. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
§ 800.
800. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 32.)
§ 8000.
8000. (Added by Stats. 1992, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 21, Sec. 37.)
§ 8001.
8001. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 580, Sec. 1.5.)
§ 8010.
8010. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 714, Sec. 1.)
§ 8010.5.
8010.5. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 712, Sec. 1.)
§ 8011.
8011. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 714, Sec. 2.)
§ 810.
810. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 759, Sec. 5.)
§ 810.2.
810.2. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 30.)
§ 810.4.
810.4. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 810.6.
810.6. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 810.8.
810.8. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)
§ 8100.
8100. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
§ 81000.
81000. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)
§ 81001.
81001. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 249, Sec. 2.)
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