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§ 5. — 5. (Enacted 1872.)

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The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes, must be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.

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Legislative History

Enacted 1872.

Nearby Sections

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§ 5.
5. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 500.
500. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 377.)
§ 5000.
5000. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 225, Sec. 3.)
§ 5000.5.
5000.5. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 225, Sec. 4.)
§ 5001.
5001. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 519.)
§ 5002.
5002. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 47, Sec. 18.)
§ 5003.
5003. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 49, Sec. 11.)
§ 5003.1.
5003.1. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
§ 5003.2.
5003.2. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 32, Sec. 13.)
§ 5003.5.
5003.5. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 34.)
§ 5004.
5004. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 870.)
§ 5004.5.
5004.5. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 608, Sec. 1.)
§ 5004.7.
5004.7. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 195, Sec. 1.)
§ 5005.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 609, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2024, Ch. 56, Sec. 4.)
§ 5006.
5006. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 47, Sec. 20.)
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