California § 143 - Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 143 — Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 143. Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot
Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot exists in any part of the state, that the execution of civil or criminal process has been forcibly resisted by bodies of persons, that any conspiracy or combination exists to resist by force the execution of process, or that the officers of any county or city are unable or have failed for any reason to enforce the laws, the Governor may, by proclamation, declare any part of the State of California or the county or city or any portion thereof to be in a state of insurrection, and may thereupon order into the service of the state any number and description of the active militia, or unorganized militia, as deemed necessary, to serve for a term and under the command of any officer as the Governor directs.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 143 cover?
Section 143 ("Whenever the Governor is satisfied that rebellion, insurrection, tumult, or riot") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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