California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8853

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 12. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.

The official geodetic datum to which orthometric heights are referenced within the State of California shall be NAVD88 or NAPGD2022.

Cite this section

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 8853 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-8-surveying-and-mapping/chapter-3-geodetic-datums-and-the-california-spatial-reference-network/section-8853

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network

§ 8850§ 8851§ 8852§ 8853§ 8854§ 8855§ 8856§ 8857§ 8858§ 8859§ 8860§ 8861

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