Government Code section 8625

The Governor is hereby empowered to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when:

(a)

He finds that circumstances described in subdivision (b) of Section 8558 exist; and either

(b)

He is requested to do so (1) in the case of a city by the mayor or chief executive, (2) in the case of a county by the chairman of the board of supervisors or the county administrative officer; or

(c)

He finds that local authority is inadequate to cope with the emergency.

Source: Section 8625, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8625.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1970; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Jun. 25, 2025

§ 8625's source at ca​.gov