{"id":"DUT-CA-008","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"California","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)","authority":"California Emergency Services Act, Article 14 (Local Emergency), Stats. 1970, ch. 1454, as amended","instrument":"Statute: Government Code sections 8630-8634 (Emergency Services Act, Article 14, Local Emergency)","title":"Government Code sections 8630-8634: proclamation of a local emergency; power of the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials it designates, to promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property","dateIssued":"2026-09-28","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-28","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMER","CURF"],"addressees":["persons generally within the political subdivision; every business and employer there"],"clause":"8634. During a local emergency the governing body of a political subdivision, or officials designated thereby, may promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property... Such orders and regulations and amendments and rescissions thereof shall be in writing and shall be given widespread publicity and notice.","enforcement":"Gov. Code section 8665 (DUT-CA-007).","functions":[],"notes":"Authorized every county and city that proclaimed a local emergency in March 2020 to issue written orders for the protection of life and property, the Emergency Services Act basis (with Health and Safety Code sections 101040 and 120175) of the county and city orders in the metro files; disobedience of those orders is a misdemeanor under section 8665 (\u0027any lawful order or regulation promulgated or issued as provided in this chapter\u0027). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=GOV\u0026division=1.\u0026title=2.\u0026part=\u0026chapter=7.\u0026article=14.","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":138660,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-CA","url":"/library/DUT-CA-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-CA-008","citation":"California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Government Code sections 8630-8634 (Emergency Services Act, Article 14, Local Emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-008)","stateName":"California","related":["DUT-CA-007","DUT-CA-005","DUT-CA-006","DUT-CA-010"]}