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California Code, Government Code - GOV § 6700

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The holidays in this state are:

(1) Every Sunday.

(2) January 1.

(3) The third Monday in January, known as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.”

(4) The date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene, known as “Lunar New Year.”

(5) February 12, known as “Lincoln Day.”

(6) The third Monday in February.

(7) March 31, known as “Cesar Chavez Day.”

(8) April 24, known as “Genocide Remembrance Day.”

(9) The last Monday in May.

(10) June 19, known as “Juneteenth.”

(11) July 4.

(12) The first Monday in September.

(13) September 9, known as “Admission Day.”

(14) The fourth Friday in September, known as “Native American Day.”

(15) The second Monday in October, known as “Columbus Day.”

(16) November 11, known as “Veterans Day.”

(17) December 25.

(18) Good Friday from 12 noon until 3 p.m.

(19)(A) Every day appointed by the President or Governor for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday.

(B) Except for the Thursday in November appointed as Thanksgiving Day, this paragraph and paragraphs (3), (4), and (7) shall not apply to a city, county, or district unless made applicable by charter, or by ordinance or resolution of the governing body thereof.

(b) If this section is in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if those provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

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