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{{template shortcut|AltCalCode|AltCal|altcalcode|altcal}}

== Usage ==
This template is a catch-all for all of the California Codes. This differs from the original {{tl|CalCode}} by both allowing and requiring the code to be within the template, allowing more aesthetic links.

This template links to an external site, the [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/home.xhtml California Legislative Information website]. External links should not normally be used in the body of an article; see [[Wikipedia:External links]] for discussion of acceptable and unacceptable uses.

Note: To cite a code section without a subdivision, you ''must'' insert the last pipe <code>|</code> in the template.

=== Examples ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Usage
! Output
|-
| <code><nowiki> {{AltCalCode|Cal. Corporations Code|CORP|17701.16|}}</nowiki></code>
| {{AltCalCode|Cal. Commercial Code|CORP|17701.16|}}
|-
| <code><nowiki> {{AltCalCode|Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code|HNC|4042|subd. (a)}}</nowiki></code>
| {{AltCalCode|Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code|HNC|4042|subd. (a)}}
|}

=== Comparison to CalCode ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Usage
! Output
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{smallcaps|Cal. Corporations Code}} {{CalCode|CORP|17701.16|}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smallcaps|Cal. Corporations Code}} {{CalCode|CORP|17701.16|}}
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{smallcaps|Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code}} {{CalCode|HNC|4042|subd. (a)}}</nowiki></code>
| {{smallcaps|Cal. Harbors and Navigation Code}} {{CalCode|HNC|4042|subd. (a)}}
|}

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