{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8698.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8698.2","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The governing body may declare a shelter crisis, and may take such action as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, upon a finding by that governing body that a significant number of persons within the jurisdiction of the governing body are without the ability to obtain shelter, and that the situation has resulted in a threat to the health and safety of those persons.\n(2) For purposes of this chapter, the governing body of the state, in making a declaration of a shelter crisis pursuant to paragraph (1), may limit that declaration to any geographical portion of the state.\n(b) Upon a declaration of a shelter crisis pursuant to subdivision (a), the political subdivision may allow persons unable to obtain housing to occupy designated public facilities during the duration of the state of emergency.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7.8. Shelter Crisis [8698. - 8698.4.]"],"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":"ca5da05307eb7e7b94da9dc761530752266a248a24ff76fa942fe9553761f4a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8698.1","next":"us-ca/gov-8698.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}