{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"12603","citation":"Gov. Code, § 12603","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. Attorney General [12500. - 12661.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 8. Environmental Actions [12600. - 12613.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-6/article-8"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes.</p>","text":"This article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/environmental-actions-12603","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}