Chapter 8. Computation Of Time of California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 8.

The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded.

Time is computed according to the Gregorian or new style; and January 1st, in every year, after 1752 is reckoned as the first day of the year.

The years 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300, or any other future hundredth year, of which the year 2000 is the first, except only every fourth hundredth year, are not leap years, but common years of 365 days. The years 2000, 2400, 2800, and every other fourth hundredth year after 2000 and every fourth year, except as provided in this section, which, by usage in this State is considered a leap year, is a leap year consisting of 366 days.

"Year" means a period of 365 days; "half year," 182 days; "quarter of a year," 91 days. The added day of a leap year, and the day immediately preceding, if they occur in any such period, shall be reckoned together as one day.

"Month" means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed.

A week consists of seven consecutive days.

A day is the period of time between any midnight and the midnight following.

"Daytime" is the period of time between sunrise and sunset. "Nighttime" is the period of time between sunset and sunrise.