{"code":"UIC","codeName":"Unemployment Insurance Code","section":"1261","citation":"Unemp. Ins. Code, § 1261","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. UNEMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY COMPENSATION [100. - 4751.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION [100. - 2129.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Unemployment Compensation Benefits [1251. - 1384.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1/part-1/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Eligibility and Disqualifications [1251. - 1265.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1/part-1/chapter-5/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 516, Sec. 2.   (AB 397)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>When successive disqualifications under Section <a href=\"/uic/1257\">1257</a> occur, the director may extend the period of ineligibility provided for in Section <a href=\"/uic/1260\">1260</a> for an additional period not to exceed eight additional weeks. With regard to successive disqualifications pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/uic/1257\">1257</a>, the department is required to have complied with subdivision (f) of Section <a href=\"/uic/1260\">1260</a> for each successive disqualification.</p>","text":"When successive disqualifications under Section 1257 occur, the director may extend the period of ineligibility provided for in Section 1260 for an additional period not to exceed eight additional weeks. With regard to successive disqualifications pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1257, the department is required to have complied with subdivision (f) of Section 1260 for each successive disqualification.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/eligibility-and-disqualifications-1261","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}