California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPreliminary ProvisionsSection 5
The provisions of this Code, so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutes, must be construed as continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
Notes
Requires provisions of the Code that are substantially the same as existing statutes to be construed as continuations of those statutes rather than as new enactments. The rule applies only to Code provisions that are substantially the same as the statutes already in existence.
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