Government Code section 182

All property within the limits of the State, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the people. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of heirs or next of kin, it reverts to the people.

Source: Section 182, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=182. (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_182

Original Source: Section 182, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=182. (last accessed May 12, 2025).