Articles 12810,13811, 13812, 13813 part of the California Code of Regulations,Tile 10, Sections 2393-2398 implement the statute.

It is one of the 29 California Codes and was among the first four enacted in 1872.

Pursuant to California Code 14999-14999.10, the Commission has the following powers and authority to carry out its statutory duties:

Legislation is enacted within the California Statutes, which in turn have been codified into the 29 California Codes.

It was originally enacted in 1872 as one of the original four California Codes, and has been substantially amended and revised since then.

These chaptered bills are statutes, and ordinarily become part of the California Codes.

The 29 California Codes currently in effect are as follows (date of adoption by Legislature in parentheses):

California Code of Civil Procedure (March 11, 1872)

Like the 28 other California Codes, the CCP is frequently amended by the Legislature.

However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions.