Government Code § 182

ARTICLE 4. Rights Over Property

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 182Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

All property within the limits of the State, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the people. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of heirs or next of kin, it reverts to the people.