Cal. GOV § 9791
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 9791, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
The laws, resolutions and journals of the Legislature shall be distributed by the Department of General Services as follows:
(a) To the Library of Congress, two copies.
(b) To the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, each Member of the Legislature, the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Auditor, one copy each.
(c) To the State Library, 60 copies or as many more as the State Librarian may require for exchange purposes, and to each county law library, one copy.
(d) To the Attorney General, six copies, and as many additional copies as may be requested, not exceeding the number necessary to supply each Assistant Attorney General, and each Deputy Attorney General with one copy of each.
(e) To the Legislative Counsel Bureau, as many copies as may be requested, not exceeding the number necessary to supply one copy of each for the use of the Legislative Counsel and each Deputy Legislative Counsel.
(f) To the State Supreme Court, 11 copies and as many additional copies as may be requested not to exceed four copies.
(a) To the Library of Congress, two copies.
(b) To the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, each Member of the Legislature, the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Auditor, one copy each.
(c) To the State Library, 60 copies or as many more as the State Librarian may require for exchange purposes, and to each county law library, one copy.
(d) To the Attorney General, six copies, and as many additional copies as may be requested, not exceeding the number necessary to supply each Assistant Attorney General, and each Deputy Attorney General with one copy of each.
(e) To the Legislative Counsel Bureau, as many copies as may be requested, not exceeding the number necessary to supply one copy of each for the use of the Legislative Counsel and each Deputy Legislative Counsel.
(f) To the State Supreme Court, 11 copies and as many additional copies as may be requested not to exceed four copies.
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