{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-18154","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 18154","heading":"","body":"Any person who is appointed to a State position not in the State civil service and who fails to take the oath required by this chapter within the time provided forthwith forfeits his right to his position, and the position shall be considered vacant.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 1. GENERAL [18000. - 18220.]","CHAPTER 2. Oaths for State Employees [18150. - 18158.]"],"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":"9cef4cc10babb8d1a4dd308f15b11aba6c2c601f1b3780c327bf6d63e2d9ce4e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-18153","next":"us-ca/gov-18155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}