{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-15003","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 15003","heading":"","body":"There is in the Department of Justice the office of deputy director. The deputy director shall be appointed by the Attorney General.\nThe deputy director shall be a civil executive officer and shall be exempt from civil service.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [15000. - 15204.]","CHAPTER 1. Administration [15000. - 15051.]","ARTICLE 1. General [15000. - 15007.]"],"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":"0ea0d13599b1a4f9e9f0a8aa1c0b1cc5b2b29c9422fb42d43ad1c9261715a92d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-15002.6","next":"us-ca/gov-15004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}