Finding the California Code of Regulations

The California Code of Regulations (CCR) is a compilation of the regulations or rules that have been adopted by state regulatory agencies. A regulation is effective after it is adopted by a state regulatory agency, and is signed into law by the Governor. It differs from a statute in that a statute is passed into law by the state legislature. Both statutes and regulations have the authority of law behind them, meaning that penalties may given for violating them. The California Code of Regulations is published by the state at their website, and can be viewed for free (with the exception of Title 24, discussed below). The CCR consists of twenty-eight titles. They are:

Title 01: General Provisions

Title 02: Administration

Title 03: Food and Agriculture

Title 04: Business Regulations

Title 05: Education

Title 06: Not in Use

Title 07: Harbors and Navigation

Title 08: Industrial Relations

Title 09: Rehabilitative and Developmental Services

Title 10: Investment

Title 11: Law

Title 12: Military and Veterans Affairs

Title 13: Motor Vehicles

Title 14: Natural Resources

Title 15: Crime Prevention and Corrections

Title 16: Professional and Vocational Regulations

Title 17: Public Health

Title 18: Public Revenues

Title 19: Public Safety

Title 20: Public Utilities and Energy

Title 21: Public Works

Title 22: Social Security

Title 23: Waters

Title 24: Building Standards Code

Title 25: Housing and Community Development

Title 26: Toxics

Title 27: Environmental Protection

Title 28: Managed Health Care

Title 24, the Building Standards Code, contains copyrighted materials, and as a result the state has licensed the publishing rights. That means that it is not free at the state website, and it is not available on legal research websites such as Westlaw and Lexis Nexis at this time. For more information on Title 24, you can contact the California Building Standards Commission at their website. They maintain a list of publishers who are authorized to sell or distribute this title.

If you are interested in viewing the California Code of Regulations in print, it is available at the County Clerk's Office of the county in which you reside. It can also be found at a public law library, which should be available in any large metropolitan area. If none of these is available, you can check with the state for a list of state depository libraries. There are over one-hundred of these libraries in the State of California, and they all have a copy of the CCR.

If your organization is interested in purchasing a copy of the California Code of Regulations, the publisher is Thomson-West/ Barclays. It is a loose-leaf publication, which means that it is filed in binders. Updated pages are mailed to you, and you must remove the old pages and file the new ones so your collection reflects current law. Title 24 can be purchased in print from BNI Bookstore.