state law

[steyt law]

noun

1. in the United States or any country comprising quasi-autonomous states, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a state.

   Evidence that would be admissible in court under the federal constitution might be inadmissible under state law.

Example Sentences

Essentially, Guerrero said, the Metropolitan Water District is trying to prepare some of the state’s biggest water users for a new state law, AB 1572, that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2027, prohibiting public entities including schools and municipalities from using potable, i.e. drinkable, water to irrigate nonfunctional lawns.

From Los Angeles Times

The smoke damage policy has been controversial for years and sparked multiple lawsuits, but it wasn’t until June in a case brought by a Northern California homeowner that a judge found the policy violated state law.

From Los Angeles Times

Meraz said his members are “not concerned with the national stuff, they want to do the local and state law” — but ICE is looping them in anyway.

From Los Angeles Times

State law already requires rental units to include equipment that can heat the unit to at least 70 degrees.

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The state law DeMaio attacked, SB 54, bars local law enforcement from helping enforce federal immigration laws, including arresting someone solely for having a deportation order, and from holding someone in jail for extra time so immigration agents can pick them up.

From Los Angeles Times