6700. (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.” […]
6701. (a) If January 1, February 12, March 31, July 4, September 9, November 11, or December 25 falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday. (b) If November 11 falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday is a holiday. (c) If March 31 falls upon a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, the Legislature may observe the […]
6702. Every Saturday from noon to midnight is a holiday as regards the transaction of business in the public offices of the state and political divisions where laws, ordinances, or charters provide that public offices shall be closed on holidays. This section shall not be construed to prevent or invalidate the issuance, filing, service, execution, […]
6703. (a) Public offices of the state, state institutions, and the University of California shall be closed on Admission Day. (b) Public offices of the state and state institutions, including, but not limited to, all state agencies and the Legislature, shall be closed on November 11, Veterans Day. If, in a given year, November 11 falls on […]
6704. The legislative body of any city or district may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that every Saturday is a holiday as respects the transaction of business in the public offices of such cities or districts except that provision shall be made for the continuance of essential public services such as police and fire protection. […]
6705. A special or limited holiday is a holiday applying only to a special class or classes of business, or a special class or classes of persons, and not appointed to be generally observed throughout the State by all classes of business and all classes of persons. On any special or limited holiday appointed by […]
6706. Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day which falls upon a holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon […]
6707. When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1649.)
6708. The Governor shall proclaim September 28th to be known hereafter as “Cabrillo Day.” (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 892.)
6709. The Governor shall proclaim January 15 to be known hereafter as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1066.)
6710. The Governor shall proclaim March 7, to be known hereafter as “Arbor Day.” (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 189.)
6711. The Governor shall proclaim February 19 to be known hereafter as “A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation,” to reflect upon that day of February 19 in 1942 when Executive Order No. 9066 was issued to place over 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, most of whom were citizens of the United States, in American […]
6712. The Governor shall proclaim annually the fourth Friday in September to be “Native American Day.” (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 637, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1999.)
6713. The Governor shall annually proclaim the first Sunday in October to be known as “Stepparents Day.” (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1471, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1985.)
6714. The Governor annually shall proclaim April 21st to be “John Muir Day.” (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 833, Sec. 2.)
6715. The Governor shall annually proclaim March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 158, Sec. 3. (AB 717) Effective January 1, 2010.)
6716. The Governor shall annually proclaim December 7 as “Pearl Harbor Day.” (Added by renumbering Section 6714 (as added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 443) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 33.)
6717. The Governor shall annually proclaim March 31 as “Cesar Chavez Day.” (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1011, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)
6718. The Governor shall proclaim the month of February as Black History Month each year. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 256, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
6719. The Governor shall proclaim the third Saturday in June of each year to be known as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A day of observance,” to urge all Californians in celebrating this day to honor and reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in the history of the United States and how African-Americans […]
