Welcome to my library of historic California statutory law. Linked titles include session laws, compiled laws, and some topical compilations. Not all of the sources below are the official law books, but they can help you find official sources of law.
Also visit the Historic California Case Law page.
I wrote a blog post introducing the historic California law collection.
|
Year |
Title/Description |
Statutory Law Online |
|
1850 |
Memorial of the Senators and Representatives Elect from the State of California, Asking the admission of said State into the Union, together with the credentials of said representatives, and a certified copy of the constitution of said State |
|
|
1850 |
Statutes of California, 1st Session, with an Appendix and Index |
|
|
1850–2008 |
Statutes and Amendments to the Codes [pdf downloads] |
|
|
1851 |
A Compilation of Spanish and Mexican Law, in Relation to Mines, and Titles to Real Estate, in Force in California, Texas and New Mexico; and in the Territories Acquired under the Louisiana and Florida Treaties, when Annexed to the United States, Vol. 1 |
|
|
1851 |
Statutes of California, 2nd Session |
|
|
1852 |
Statutes of California, 3rd Session |
|
|
1853 |
Statutes of California, 4th Session |
|
|
1853 |
Compiled Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1854 |
The Practice Act of California |
|
|
1854 |
Statutes of California, 5th Session |
|
|
1855 |
Statutes of California, 6th Session |
|
|
1856 |
Statutes of California, 7th Session |
|
|
1857 |
Statutes of California, 8th Session |
|
|
1857 |
Digest of the Laws of California |
|
|
1858 |
Statutes of California, 9th Session |
|
|
1858 |
The California Practice Act |
|
|
1859 |
Statutes of California, 10th Session |
|
|
1859 |
Leyes de California, Décima Sesion |
|
|
1860 |
Statutes of California, 11th Session |
|
|
1861 |
The Codes and Statutes of the State of California, in Two Volumes, Vol. 1 |
|
|
1861 |
Statutes of California, 12th Session |
|
|
1862 |
Statutes of California, 13th Session |
|
|
1862 |
The General Railroad Laws of California, The Pacific Railroad Act of Congress, and the By-Laws of the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California, Together with City Ordinance of Sacramento and Act Donating Swampland |
|
|
1863 |
Statutes of California, 14th Session |
|
|
1863 |
The General Railroad Laws of California and the By Laws of The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Company |
|
|
1864 |
Statutes of California, 15th Session |
|
|
1864 |
Mining Laws of Spain and Mexico and Statutes of California, Relating to Joint Stock Companies |
|
|
1864 |
Mining Laws and Forms: Being a Compilation of the Statutes of California and Territory of Nevada |
|
|
1865 |
The General Laws of the State of California, From 1850 to 1864, Inclusive, in Two Volumes, Vol. 1 |
|
|
1865 |
The General Laws of the State of California, From 1850 to 1864, Inclusive, in Two Volumes, Vol. 2 |
|
|
1866 |
Statutes of California, 16th Session |
|
|
1866 |
Revised School Law, Approved March 24, 1866 |
|
|
1867 |
Legal Titles to Mining Claims and Water Rights, in California, Under the Mining Law of Congress, of July, 1866 |
|
|
1868 |
Statutes of California, 17th Session |
|
|
1870 |
Statutes of California, 18th Session |
|
|
1870 |
The General Laws of the State of California, from 1850 to 1864, Inclusive, Second Edition Corrected, in Two Volumes, Vol. 1 |
|
|
1870 |
The General Laws of the State of California, From 1850 to 1864, Inclusive, in Two Volumes, Vol. 2 |
|
|
1871 |
The General Laws of the State of California, from 1864 to 1871, Inclusive, Volume 3, Being a Supplement to Hittell’s General Laws |
|
|
1872 |
Statutes of California, 19th Session |
|
|
1872 |
The Insurance Laws of California |
|
|
1872 |
The Code of Civil Procedure of the State of California |
|
|
1872 |
The Penal Code of California |
|
|
1874 |
Statutes of California, 20th Session |
|
|
1874 |
Acts Amendatory of the Codes, Passed at the Twentieth Session |
|
|
1874 |
School Law of California, Provisions of the Political Code Relative to Public Schools |
|
|
1876 |
Statutes of California, 21st Session |
|
|
1876 |
The Codes and Statutes of the State of California, in Two Volumes, Vol. 2 |
|
|
1877 |
The Mining Statutes of the United States, California and Nevada |
|
|
1878 |
Statutes of California, 22nd Session |
|
|
1878 |
Laws Regulating the Practice of Medicine in the State of California |
|
|
1879 |
Laws of the State of California Relative to Railroads and Railroad Corporations, Which Were in Force January 1, 1879 |
|
|
1880 |
Statutes of California, 23rd Session |
|
|
1881 |
Statutes of California, 24th Session |
|
|
1881 |
Statutes of the State of California, Relating to the City of Sacramento with the Ordinances Now in Force |
|
|
1882 |
Extracts from the Codes and Statutes Relating to State Prisons and Prisoners |
|
|
1883 |
Statutes of California, 25th Session |
|
|
1885 |
Laws and Resolutions Passed by the Legislature of 1883–84 at its Extra Session |
|
|
1885 |
Statutes of California, 26th Session |
|
|
1885 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, in Four Volumes, Civil Code |
|
|
1885 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, in Four Volumes, Code of Civil Procedure |
|
|
1886 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, in Four Volumes, Civil Code |
|
|
1886 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, in Four Volumes, Code of Civil Procedure |
|
|
1886 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, in Four Volumes, Political Code |
|
|
1887 |
Statutes of California, 27th Session |
|
|
1887 |
Laws and Resolutions Passed by the Legislature of 1885–86 at its Extra Session |
|
|
1887 |
The Road Laws of California |
|
|
1889 |
Statutes of California, 28th Session |
|
|
1889 |
Supplement to Deering’s Codes and Statutes of California |
|
|
1891 |
Statutes of California, 29th Session |
|
|
1893 |
Statutes of California, 30th Session |
|
|
1893 |
Street Work Laws of the State of California Annotated |
|
|
1894 |
Constitution of the State of California |
|
|
1894 |
Index to the Laws of California, 1850–1893 |
|
|
1895 |
Statutes of California, 31st Session |
|
|
1895 |
Insolvency and Assignment Laws of California Annotated |
|
|
1896 |
The Vrooman Act. Forms and Proceedings Under the Street Laws of California |
|
|
1897 |
Statutes of California, 32nd Session |
|
|
1897 |
General Laws of the State of California as Amended to the End of the Session of 1897 |
|
|
1897 |
Law Relating to County Government in California |
|
|
1897 |
The Mining Laws of the State of California, 1849 to 1897 |
|
|
1899 |
Statutes of California, 23rd Session |
|
|
1900 |
Statutes of California, 33rd Session, 34th Extra Session |
|
|
1901 |
The Codes and Statutes of California, Penal Code |
|
|
1901 |
Road Laws of California |
|
|
1901 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1902 |
Criminal Law and Procedure of California Including the Penal Code of California |
|
|
1902 |
Supplement to Pomeroy’s Annotated Codes of 1901 |
|
|
1903 |
Statutes of California, 35th Session |
|
|
1903 |
Corporation Laws of the State of California, 2d Edition, 1903 |
|
|
1903 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1903 |
The Penal Code of California |
|
|
1903 |
The Political Code of the State of California |
|
|
1905 |
Statutes of California, 36th Session |
|
|
1905 |
Corporation Laws of the State of California, 3d Edition, 1905 |
|
|
1905 |
Horticultural Statutes and County Ordinances of California |
|
|
1905 |
Statutes and Amendments to the Codes Relating to Public Education |
|
|
1905 |
Supplement to the Codes of California 1905 (Deering) |
|
|
1905 |
Supplement to Deering’s Code of Civil Procedure of California |
|
|
1905 |
Laws of California Relating to Women and Children |
|
|
1906 |
Statutes of California, 36th Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1907 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1907 |
Pharmacy Law of California |
|
|
1908 |
Election Laws of the State of California, 1907–1908 |
|
|
1908 |
California’s Horticultural Statutes with Court Decisions and Legal Opinions Relating Thereto |
|
|
1909 |
Statutes of California, 37th Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1909 |
California Bank Act 1909 |
|
|
1909 |
The Fish and Game Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1909 |
Labor Laws of California |
|
|
1909 |
The Prison Laws of California |
|
|
1909 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1910 |
Statutes of California, 38th Session, Second Extra Session |
|
|
1910 |
General Laws of the State of California as Amended to the End of the Session of 1909 |
|
|
1910 |
Election Laws of the State of California, 1909–1910 |
|
|
1911 |
Statutes of California, 38th Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1911 |
Statutes of California, 39th Session |
|
|
1911 |
California County Free Library Law |
|
|
1911 |
Quarantine Laws and Orders |
|
|
1911 |
The Road Laws of California |
|
|
1911 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1911 |
California Street Laws |
|
|
1912 |
Statutes of California, 39th Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1912 |
California Laws of Interest to Women and Children |
|
|
1912 |
Horticultural Statutes with Court Decisions and Legal Opinions Relating Thereto |
|
|
1912 |
Business Law for Business Men State of California |
|
|
1912 |
Revenue Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1913 |
Statutes of California, 40th Session |
|
|
1913 |
California Bank Act as Amended 1913 |
|
|
1913 |
Library Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1913 |
Lunacy Law of the State of California 1913 |
|
|
1913 |
California State Board of Pharmacy, amendments made by the Legislature in the year 1913 |
|
|
1913 |
School Law of California |
|
|
1914 |
State of California General Election Laws 1913 |
|
|
1914 |
California Laws Relating to Orphans and Their Support |
|
|
1914 |
Laws in Force in the State of California for the Prevention and Extirpation of Infectious and Contagious Diseases among Live Stock |
|
|
1915 |
Statutes of California, 41st Session |
|
|
1915 |
Bank Act of the State of California as Amended 1915 |
|
|
1915 |
State of California Fish and Game Laws |
|
|
1915 |
Library Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1915 |
The Penal Code of the State of California |
|
|
1915 |
Weights and Measures and Net Container Laws |
|
|
1915 |
Workmen’s Compensation, Insurance and Safety Act |
|
|
1916 |
General Laws of the State of California as Amended up to the End of the Extra Session of 1916 |
|
|
1916 |
State of California General Election Laws Supplement of 1916 |
|
|
1916 |
California Pure Foods and Drugs Acts, Food Sanitation Act, Cold Storage Act with Rules and Regulations |
|
|
1916 |
Realty Laws of California |
|
|
1916 |
California Laws of Interest to Women and Children, Supplement, 1913–1915 |
|
|
1917 |
Statutes of California, 41st Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1917 |
Horticultural Statutes also Quarantine Orders and Regulations |
|
|
1917 |
Library Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1917 |
State of California Laws Relating to Fish and Game |
|
|
1917 |
Mining Laws United States and California |
|
|
1917 |
Laws of California Relative to Production and Standard of Dairy Products |
|
|
1918 |
General Election Laws of California |
|
|
1918 |
Revenue Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1919 |
California Laws of Interest to Women and Children 1917 |
|
|
1919 |
Statutes of California, 43rd Session |
|
|
1919 |
Bank Act of California Including 1919 Amendments |
|
|
1919 |
California Laws Relating to Animal Industry |
|
|
1919 |
State of California Laws Relating to Fish and Game |
|
|
1919 |
General Health Laws |
|
|
1919 |
Horticultural Statutes of the State of California |
|
|
1919 |
California Irrigation District Laws as Amended 1919 |
|
|
1919 |
Laws Governing the Sale of School Lands in the State of California |
|
|
1919 |
Rules and Regulations Governing the Appropriation of Water in California |
|
|
1920 |
Business Men’s Laws of California |
|
|
1920 |
A Hand Book of Election Laws of California 1920–1921 |
|
|
1920 |
A Digest of Child Labor Laws and Regulations Applicable in California |
|
|
1921 |
Agricultural Statutes of the State of California, Corrected to November 1, 1921. Part 1: Plant Industry, Weights and Measures, Markets |
|
|
1921 |
Statutes of California, 43rd Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1921 |
Bank Act of California Including 1921 Amendments |
|
|
1921 |
State of California Laws Relating to Fish and Game |
|
|
1921 |
State Forestry Laws: California |
|
|
1923 |
Statutes of California, 45th Session |
|
|
1923 |
Election and Registration Laws of California, Including the Naturalization Laws of the United States, Also Charter Provisions Relating to Elections in the City and County of San Francisco |
|
|
1923 |
State of California Laws Relating to Fish and Game |
|
|
1923 |
Penal Code of California in Three Parts |
|
|
1923 |
Rules and Regulations Governing the Appropriation of Water in California |
|
|
1924 |
Revenue Laws of the State of California |
|
|
1925 |
Statutes of California, 46th Session |
|
|
1926 |
Important Statutes Relating to the California Highway Commission |
|
|
1926 |
Marriage and Divorce Under California Law |
|
|
1927 |
Supplement to the Codes and General Laws of the State of California of 1923 |
|
|
1927 |
The Penal Code of the State of California in Three Parts |
|
|
1929 |
Labor Laws of the State of California 1929 |
|
|
1931 |
Statutes of California, 49th Session |
|
|
1937 |
Statutes of California, 51st Session |
|
|
1937 |
Labor Code State of California 1937 |
|
|
1938 |
Statutes of California, 52nd Session, Extra Session |
|
|
1939 |
Statutes of California, 53rd Session |
|
|
1939 |
Labor Code State of California 1939 |
|
|
1941 |
State of California Labor Code 1941 |
|
|
1945 |
Statutes of California, 55th Session 3rd and 4th Extra Sessions; 56th Session |
|
|
1944 and 1945 |
Statutes of California, 56th Session |
|
|
1945 |
Labor Code State of California 1945 |
|
|
1947 |
Labor Code State of California 1947 |
|
|
1948 |
Statutes of California |
|
|
1948 |
Pharmacy Laws of California |
|
|
1949 |
Statutes of California |
|
|
1949 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1949 |
|
|
1949 |
Labor Code State of California 1949 |
|
|
1950 |
Statutes of California |
|
|
1951 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1951 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1951 |
Labor Code State of California 1951 |
|
|
1952 and 1953 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1952 and 1953 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1953 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1953 |
|
|
1953 |
Labor Code State of California 1953 |
|
|
1954 and 1955 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1954 and 1955 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1955 |
Labor Code State of California 1955 |
|
|
1956 and 1957 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1956 and 1957 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1957 |
Labor Code State of California 1957 |
|
|
1958 and 1959 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1958 and 1959 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1959 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1959 |
|
|
1959 |
Labor Code State of California 1959 |
|
|
1960 and 1961 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1960 and 1961 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1961 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1961 |
|
|
1961 |
Labor Code State of California 1961 |
|
|
1962 and 1963 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1963 and 1963 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1963 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1963 |
|
|
1963 |
Labor Code State of California 1963 |
|
|
1964–1965 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1964–1965 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1964–1965 |
Statutes of California, v. 3 |
|
|
1965 |
Labor Code State of California 1965 |
|
|
1965–1966 |
Statutes of California |
|
|
1963 |
Cemetery Act 1963 Edition |
|
|
1965 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1965 |
|
|
1966 |
1966 Supplement to Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1963 |
|
|
1967 |
Statutes of California, v. 1 |
|
|
1967 |
Statutes of California, v. 2 |
|
|
1967 |
Statutes of California, v. 3 |
|
|
1967 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1967 |
|
|
1968 |
Statutes of California, 1968, Volume 1 |
|
|
1968 |
Statutes of California, 1968, Volume 2 |
|
|
1969 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1969 |
1969 |
Labor Code State of California 1969 |
|
1970 |
Statutes Relating to the Division of Highways Department of Public Works 1970 |
|
|
1971 |
Labor Code State of California 1971 |
|
|
1972 |
Statutes of California, 1972, Volume 1 |
|
|
1973 |
Labor Code State of California 1973 |
|
|
1974 |
1974 Supplement to Labor Code State of California 1973 |
|
|
1975 |
Labor Code State of California 1975 |
|
|
1976 |
1976 Supplement to Labor Code State of California 1975 |
|
|
1977 |
Labor Code State of California 1977 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 1 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 2 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 3 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 4 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 5 |
|
|
1998 |
Statutes of California, 1998, Volume 6 |
|
|
1999 |
Statutes of California, 1999, Volume 1 |
|
|
1999 |
Statutes of California, 1999, Volume 2 |
|
|
1999 |
Statutes of California, 1999, Volume 3 |
|
|
1999 |
Statutes of California, 1999, Volume 4 |
|
|
1999 |
Statutes of California, 1999, Volume 5 |
|
|
2001 |
Statutes of California, 2001, Volume 2 |
|
|
2001 |
Statutes of California, 2001, Volume 3 |
|
|
2002 |
Statutes of California, 2002, Volume 2 |
|
|
2004 |
Statutes of California, 2004, Volume 2 |
|
|
2004 |
Statutes of California, 2004, Volume 5 |
|
|
2005 |
Statutes of California, 2005, Volume 2 |
|
|
2006 |
Statutes of California, 2006, Volume 4 |
|
|
2007 |
Statutes of California, 2007, Volume 3 |
|
|
2008 |
Statutes of California, 2008, Volume 1 |
