1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 5
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 1
  5. 5-2-102 Term of office

TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER 2. LEGISLATURE -- COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

Part 1. General

Term Of Office

5-2-102. Term of office. The term of office of a senator is 4 years or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the term of office of a representative is 2 years or until a successor is elected and qualified. The term of service begins on the first Monday of January following the election. If a senator is elected to fill a vacancy, the term of service begins on the day after the election.

History: En. Sec. 151, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 51, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 52, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 226; re-en. Sec. 52, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-202; amd. Sec. 216, Ch. 61, L. 2007.