A day is the period of time between any midnight and the midnight following.
Cal. Gov. Code § 6806
Computation of Time
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 182 Cal. App. 3d 439 - In Re Jackson (1986)
Most recently applied in People v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (June 2016)
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.