Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6800. Section 6800.
The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded.
CHAPTER 8. Computation of Time [6800. - 6808.]
Cal. Government Code - GOV 8.
in effectCal. Government Code - GOV § 6801. Section 6801.
Time is computed according to the Gregorian or new style; and January 1st, in every year, after 1752 is reckoned as the first day of the year.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6802. Section 6802.
The years 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, or any other future hundredth year, of which the year 2000 is the first, except only every fourth hundredth year, are not leap years, but common years of 365 days. The years 2000, 2400, 2800, and every other fourth hundredth year after 2000 and every fourth year, except as provided in this section, which, by usage in this State is considered a leap year, is a leap year consisting of 366 days.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6803. Section 6803.
“Year” means a period of 365 days; “half year,” 182 days; “quarter of a year,” 91 days. The added day of a leap year, and the day immediately preceding, if they occur in any such period, shall be reckoned together as one day.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6804. Section 6804.
“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6805. Section 6805.
A week consists of seven consecutive days.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6806. Section 6806.
A day is the period of time between any midnight and the midnight following.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6807. Section 6807.
“Daytime” is the period of time between sunrise and sunset. “Nighttime” is the period of time between sunset and sunrise.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 6808. Section 6808.
(a)
The standard time within the state is that of the fifth zone designated by federal law as Pacific standard time (15 U.S.C. Secs. 261 and 263).
(b)
The standard time within the state shall advance by one hour during the daylight saving time period commencing at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March of each year and ending at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November of each year.
(c)
Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the Legislature may amend this section by a two-thirds vote to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, consistent with federal law, and, if federal law authorizes the state to provide for the year-round application of daylight saving time, the
Legislature may amend this section by a two-thirds vote to provide for that application.
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