California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 241

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 25. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.

The citizens of the state are:

(a)All persons born in the state and residing within it, except the children of foreign public ministers and consuls.
(b)All persons born out of the state who are citizens of the United States and residing within the state.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 241 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-1-sovereignty-and-people-of-the-state/chapter-2-people-of-the-state/article-1-general/section-241

Other sections in Article 1 - General

§ 240§ 241§ 242§ 243§ 244§ 245

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