{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"422.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 422.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS [399. - 447.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. State Flag and Emblems [420. - 429.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-2/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.   (AB 1776)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is the official state reptile.</p><p>(b) The Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the official state marine reptile.</p>","text":"(a) The California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is the official state reptile. (b) The Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the official state marine reptile.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/state-flag-and-emblems-422-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}