What Is in California’s Public Resources Code?

The California Public Resources Code is one of 29 Codes that contain state statutes. The Public Resources Code, or PRC as it is often referred to is a compilation of most state environmental laws, from oceans to forests. The PRC contains 74 Divisions. There are also numerous parts, chapters, and articles containing hundreds of code sections, or individual statutes. The following is a broad overview of the Public Resources Code.

There are 19 Sections.

There are 5 Chapters and 10 Articles.

There are 10 Chapters and 7 Articles.

There are 9 Chapters and 33 Articles.

There are 4 Chapters.

There are 5 Parts, 24 Chapters, and 57 Articles.

There are 51 Chapters and 118 Articles.

There are 4 Chapters.

There are 4 Parts, 25 Chapters, and 26 Articles.

There are 3 Chapters.

There are 6 Sections.

There are 2 Chapters.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 10 Chapters and 33 Articles.

There are 6 Sections.

There are 5 Chapters and 4 Articles.

There are 6 Sections.

There are 15 Sections.

There are 5 Chapters and 4 Articles.

There are 13 Chapters.

There are 8 Chapters.

There are 10 Chapters.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 5 Sections.

There are 4 Sections.

There are 2 Chapters.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 16 Chapters and 6 Articles.

There are 7 Sections.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 7 Sections.

There are 39 Chapters and 8 Articles.

There are 4 Chapters and 9 Articles.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 5 Sections.

There are 8 Chapters and 13 Articles.

There are 8 Sections.

There are 7 Chapters and 8 articles.

There are 8 Chapters.

There are 11 Chapters and 25 Articles.

There are 5 Chapters and 6 Articles.

There is 1 Section.

There are 8 Sections.

There are 4 Sections.

There are 3 Sections.

There are 12 Chapters.

There are 5 Chapters and 4 Articles.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 3 Chapters.

There are 4 Chapters.

There are 6 Chapters.

There are 4 Chapters.

There are 3 Chapters.

There are 4 Chapters.

There are 8 Sections.

There are 3 Sections.

There are 3 Chapters.

There are 6 Chapters.

There are 8 Chapters and 6 Articles.

There are 7 Chapters.

There are 9 Parts, 78 Chapters, and 208 Articles.

There are 6 Sections.

There is 1 Chapter and 3 Articles.

There are 17 Parts and 9 Chapters.

There are 6 Chapters.

There are 5 Chapters.

There are 13 Chapters.

There are 4 Parts and 2 Chapters.

There are 5 Sections.

There are 16 Chapters.

Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.