Section § 445

Explanation

The visual design and details of the Seal of the Assembly for the State of California should closely align with an established representation, but this description does not include colors. If you want to see what the seal looks like, you'll need to refer to a physical copy of a specific law document published in 1968.

The general design and details of the Seal of the Assembly of the State of California, excluding colors, shall correspond substantially with the following representation thereof:

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NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE TEXT: The Assembly Seal
appears in the hard-copy publication of the chaptered bill.
See Chapter 512, page 1156, Statutes of 1968.

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Section § 446

Explanation

This section describes the specific colors used in the Seal of the California State Assembly when it is produced in color. The colors are defined in terms of precise shades, measured by the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc. These details ensure the seal maintains a consistent and recognizable appearance with designated colors for its elements including the circles, field, poppies, bear, gavel, palm tree, mountains, clouds, grass, and scroll, to name a few.

When the Seal of the Assembly is prepared in color, the following colors shall be used:
The outer circle and the words “California State Assembly” shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157; the second circle shall be White, Cable No. 70001; the third circle shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157; the field of the seal shall be Independence Blue, Cable No. 70076; the poppies, bear, gavel, and column shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157 and Bronze, Cable No. 70159; the palm tree shall be shades of Gold, Cable No. 70157 and Bronze, Cable No. 70159, with fronds of Hunter, Cable No. 70064 and Bottle Green, Cable No. 70066; the mountains and clouds shall be White, Cable No. 70001; the mountains shall have shadows of Amethyst, Cable No. 70134; the grass shall be shades of Primitive Green, Cable No. 70167, Hunter, Cable No. 70064, and Graphite Blue, Cable No. 70114; the background for gavel and column shall be Dark Cardinal, Cable No. 70082; the background for the palm tree and mountains shall be Forget-me-not, Cable No. 70012; the scroll shall be White, Cable No. 70001 with borders of Gold, Cable No. 70157; the words “Legislatorum est Justas Leges Condere” and the outlines of the shield shall be Gold, Cable No. 70157.
All Cable number colors herein specified are those of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York.

Section § 447

Explanation

This law states that the use of the Seal of the Assembly is governed by specific rules set by the Assembly itself. It's illegal for anyone to use or allow the use of a copy of the Seal for malicious reasons, commercial gain, or if it goes against the Assembly's rules. Violating this law is considered a misdemeanor.

The use of the Seal of the Assembly shall be as prescribed by the Rules of the Assembly. Every person who maliciously or for commercial purposes or contrary to the Rules of the Assembly uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the Seal of the Assembly in any manner whatsoever is guilty of a misdemeanor.