California Code Formatter

Reformats the California legal codes into something more readable.
What is California Code Formatter?
California Code Formatter is a Chrome extension that reformats the California legal codes into something more readable. It applies indentation to the structured headings used in the codes, making them easier to understand. Check out the open-source code and detailed formatting logic at the GitHub repository.

Extension stats

Users: 384 ▼ -7
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2024-04-02)
Creation date: 2022-01-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 22.10K

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Extension summary

Note: THIS EXTENSION IS EFFECTIVELY OBSOLETE. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov now comes with indentation by default. Yay!

You really don't need this anymore. I encourage you to uninstall it and I will eventually probably remove it from the web store.


The official California legal code website (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml) is difficult to read because of its extensive use of structured headings and disdain for indentation.

This extension applies reasonable levels of indentation for each heading type in order to make the codes more readable. Due to indeterminate cases and inconsistencies in the heading system used by the California legal code, the formatter will not be 100% correct. However, in most cases, the indentation will reflect the intended structure of the law.

An in-depth explanation of the formatting logic, as well as the open-source code, can be found at https://github.com/stevenrchun/CalCodeFormatter

User reviews

Makes it much much much easier to read the laws!
by Adam Buchbinder, 2022-01-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

California Code Formatter requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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