Government Code § 12060

ARTICLE 6. Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 12060Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 20. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.

As used in this article “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity occurring in the State of California, such as an attack by nuclear weapons, as a result of which the incumbent Governor is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to perform the Governor’s duties.