{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-12203","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 12203","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in this section, no person shall hereafter be appointed to the office of county sealer, deputy county sealer, or inspector unless he or she has a license issued by the secretary as provided in Section 12202. If there is no person available for the position of county sealer who holds a license, the appointing power may make a temporary appointment of a person recommended in writing by the secretary. If the appointing power does not make a temporary appointment and no person can be appointed from the eligible list by the secretary, then the secretary may make a temporary appointment of a person competent to carry on the duties of the office. Any temporary appointment shall be for a period not exceeding six months or until the next license examination is held. If the position of deputy county sealer or inspector cannot be filled from the lists, a temporary appointment may be made, upon the written recommendation of the secretary for a period not exceeding six months.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 5. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES [12001. - 13800.]","CHAPTER 2. Administration [12100. - 12246.]","ARTICLE 2. Local Administration [12200. - 12215.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b8ee9acedf92512c8ff3bce44cbd5d3de7abf67d3add14b3f1008166885845aa","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-12202","next":"us-ca/bpc-12204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}