“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. Elec. Code § 354
Definitions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 16 Cal. 4th 90 - People v. Ledesma (1997)
Most recently applied in 16 Cal. 4th 90 - People v. Ledesma (July 1997)
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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