{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-19971","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 19971","heading":"","body":"This act is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of California, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate those purposes.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 5. The Gambling Control Act [19800. - 19987.]","ARTICLE 14. Miscellaneous Provisions [19970. - 19972.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"1edce3a1e4ddb0377f915daede7f9ba5320899a25246d68910c861de89d7ad89","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-19970","next":"us-ca/bpc-19972"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}