SECTIONS 8620-8624 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 8620-8624

8620. During a state of war emergency the Governor shall have
complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the
right to exercise within the area or regions designated all police
power vested in the state by the Constitution and laws of the State
of California in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. In
exercise thereof he shall promulgate, issue, and enforce such orders
and regulations as he deems necessary for the protection of life and
property, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8567.

8621. During a state of war emergency every department, commission,
agency, board, officer, and employee of the state government and of
every political subdivision, county, city and county, or city, public
district, and public corporation of or in the state is required to
comply with the lawful orders and regulations of the Governor made or
given within the limits of his authority as provided for herein.
Every such officer or employee who refuses or willfully neglects to
obey any such order or regulation of the Governor, or who willfully
resists, delays, or obstructs the Governor in the discharge of any of
his functions hereunder, is guilty of a misdemeanor. In the event
that any such officer or employee shall refuse or willfully neglect
to obey any such order or regulation, the Governor may by his order
temporarily suspend him from the performance of any and all the
rights, obligations, and duties of his office or position for the
remainder of the period of the state of war emergency, and the
Governor may thereupon designate the person who shall carry on the
rights, obligations, and duties of the office or position for the
duration of such suspension.

8622. During a state of war emergency, the Governor, any state
agency, or any agency acting under the authority of this chapter may
exercise outside the territorial limits of this state any of the
powers conferred upon him or it by or pursuant to this chapter.

8623. During a state of war emergency, any person holding a
license, certificate, or other permit issued by any state evidencing
the meeting of the qualifications of such state for professional,
mechanical, or other skills, may render aid involving such skill to
meet the emergency as fully as if such license, certificate, or other
permit had been issued in this state if a substantially similar
license, certificate, or other permit is issued in this state to
applicants possessing the same professional, mechanical, or other
skills.

8624. (a) Whenever it appears that a state of war emergency will
continue for more than seven days, the Governor shall call a meeting
of the Emergency Council not later than the seventh day.
(b) All of the powers granted the Governor by this chapter with
respect to a state of war emergency shall terminate when:
(1) The state of war emergency has been terminated by proclamation
of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature
declaring it at an end; or
(2) The Governor has failed to call a meeting of the Emergency
Council within the period prescribed in subdivision (a) of this
section; or
(3) The Governor has not within 30 days after the beginning of
such state of war emergency issued a call for a special session of
the Legislature for the purpose of legislating on subjects relating
to such state of war emergency, except when the Legislature is
already convened with power to legislate on such subjects.