California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC

MVC §4: No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provi

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This provision states that pending legal actions and rights that existed before this code took effect are not altered, but all future procedures must follow the new code's requirements.

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No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provisions of this code so far as possible.

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