Government Code section 12604

As used in this article, “person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, company, district, county, city and county, city, town, the state, and any of the agencies and political subdivisions of such entities.

Source: Section 12604, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12604. (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12604

Original Source: Section 12604, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12604. (last accessed May 12, 2025).