{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-18525.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 18525.2","heading":"","body":"“Demotion” means the appointment of an employee to a position in a different class with a lower salary range, as provided by Section 19253 if voluntary, by Section 19253.5 if for medical reasons, or by Section 19570 if by adverse action.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","CHAPTER 1. General [18500. - 18599.8.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [18520. - 18553.]"],"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":"1073bb7a740232626c4d54021b1e082dd56524a8983fb0cef63fed330bddb838","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-18525.1","next":"us-ca/gov-18525.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}