{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8625","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8625","heading":"","body":"The Governor is hereby empowered to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when:\n(a) He finds that circumstances described in subdivision (b) of Section 8558 exist; and either\n(b) He is requested to do so (1) in the case of a city by the mayor or chief executive, (2) in the case of a county by the chairman of the board of supervisors or the county administrative officer; or\n(c) He finds that local authority is inadequate to cope with the emergency.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 13. State of Emergency [8625. - 8629.]"],"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":"561680812921cc6d90448a8f8ade54d66dcaec52f2bf9145ba8f99ef63dcd5d7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8624","next":"us-ca/gov-8626"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}