As used in this article “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity occurring in the State of California, such as an attack by nuclear weapons, as a result of which the incumbent Governor is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to perform the Governor’s duties.
Cal. Gov. Code § 12060
Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 20
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