Government Code section 100

(a)

The sovereignty of the state resides in the people thereof, and all writs and processes shall issue in their name.

(b)

The style of all process shall be “The People of the State of California,” and all prosecutions shall be conducted in their name and by their authority.

Source: Section 100, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=100. (updated Jan. 1, 1966; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_100

Original Source: Section 100, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=100. (last accessed May 12, 2025).