{"data":{"id":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-vii-1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"Cal. Const. art. VII, § 1","heading":"","body":"(a) The civil service includes every officer and employee of the State except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.\n(b) In the civil service permanent appointment and promotion shall be made under a general system based on merit ascertained by competitive examination.","path":["* California Constitution - CONS","ARTICLE VII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [SECTION 1. - SEC. 11.]"],"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":"bc939b5223691e6a75192869e15336eb30d06c1bde87aabe4b54ca24bf799b84","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-vi-22","next":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-vii-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}