§ 2024 Domicile Intent And Removal

Elections Code·California

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This law says that to have a legal home (domicile) you must both intend to live there and actually live there; just wanting to move or just moving without intending to stay doesn't count.

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•You must actually live in a place, not just think about it.
•Simply moving without planning to stay doesn't create a legal home.
•Both intention and physical presence are required for a domicile.

Example

A college student wants to qualify for in-state tuition but only says they plan to move to the state and hasn't actually lived there yet.

Because the student hasn't physically moved and lived there, they don't have a legal domicile in that state, even if they intend to.

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§ 2024 Domicile Intent And Removal

The mere intention to acquire a new domicile, without the fact of removal avails nothing, neither does the fact of removal without the intention. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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domicile intention removal

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 2024.

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