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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 11000-15990.3›PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 12001-12790›CHAPTER 6. Attorney General 12500-12661›ARTICLE 1. General 12500-12504

§ 12503

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General unless that person has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding that person’s election or appointment to this office.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 89. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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