{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-7598","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 7598","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in Section 7597, a public employee or other person may smoke in any outdoor area of a public building unless otherwise prohibited by state law or local ordinance and a sign describing the prohibition is posted by the state, county, or city agency or other appropriate entity.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [6000. - 7599.200.]","CHAPTER 32. Smoking in Public Buildings [7596. - 7598.]"],"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":"6870d275de1eae8eb20aeb13229a4b1c3bf3f49a871ce40aa3cb74f8b6edb0f6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-7597.1","next":"us-ca/gov-7598.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}