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California Administrative Law

Remember California administrative issues.

Consult one of California's government webpages for authoritative information on state agencies and administrative law. Databases like Westlaw also offer easy online access to important texts like the California Code of Regulations.

USD Legal Research Center - California Administrative Regulations Research Guide (PDF)
Printable guide to researching California administrative law. Includes searching by subject, tracing code history and current status, and linking administrative code sections with statutory code sections.

CA.gov - California Agency Index
Lists current agencies with contact information, links to related websites, and social media.
California Administrative Regulations Research LibGuide
Online guide to administrative research
California Office of Administrative Law
The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ensures that agency regulations are clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public. OAL is responsible for reviewing administrative regulations proposed by over 200 state agencies for compliance with the standards set forth in California's Administrative Procedure Act (APA), for transmitting these regulations to the Secretary of State and for publishing regulations in the California Code of Regulations
California State Administrative Manual (SAM)
SAM is a reference source for statewide policies, procedures, requirements and information developed and issued by authoring agencies such as the Governor's Office, Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Finance (DOF), and Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Approved and published by the authority of the DOF Director and the DGS Director.

Finding and Updating California Regulations

Regulation citations include a title number, publication name, and section. Citations are formatted according to the applicable style manual (e.g. Bluebook or the California Style Manual).

The following three citations to the same regulation all provide enough information to find it.

Title 3, California Code of Regulations, § 429
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 3, § 429
3 CCR 429

Current, in-force regulations are found in the California Code of Regulations.

Proposed regulations are published in The California Regulatory Notice Register (Notice Register), sometimes called the "Z Register."

California Code of Regulations (Westlaw)
Free and official publication of the full text of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), compiling all regulations adopted, amended or repealed by California state agencies. Maintained by Thomson Reuters under contract with the State of California Office of Administrative Law (OAL).
OAL - California Regulatory Notice Register (Z Register)
Proposed regulatory changes. Includes summaries of decisions, starting in 2002.