(a) Each department, commission, office, or other administrative agency of state government shall write each document that it produces in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style.

(b) As used in this section, a “state agency document” means any contract, form, license, announcement, regulation, manual, memorandum, or any other written communication that is necessary to carry out the agency’s responsibilities under the law.

Terms Used In California Government Code 6219

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(Added by renumbering Section 6215 (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1637) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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