“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. Fin. Code § 15
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Applied in 2 court decisions — 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. 1951, Ch. 364.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.