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Cal. Gov't Code § 6219 — Governmental Linguistics

Cal. Gov't Code § 6219

Type
Statute
Source
California Government Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2005-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Each department, commission, office, or other administrative agency of state government shall write each document that it produces in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style.

Citator

Cal. Gov't Code § 6219 — Governmental Linguistics is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Each department, commission, office, or other administrative agency of state government shall write each document that it produces in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style.

(b) As used in this section, a “state agency document” means any contract, form, license, announcement, regulation, manual, memorandum, or any other written communication that is necessary to carry out the agency’s responsibilities under the law.