{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-16","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 16","heading":"","body":"As used in this code the word “shall” is mandatory and the word “may” is permissive, unless otherwise apparent from the context.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"85fbfbc86433864bcc80687c38ab7fa04dadda17ff1f83741f9af4ae563510f8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-15","next":"us-ca/ins-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}