{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-18973.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 18973.5","heading":"","body":"(a) For purposes of this article, an entrance examination is any open competitive examination.\n(b) No veterans’ preference under this article shall be awarded to permanent civil service employees.","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 4. Employment Lists [18900. - 18993.]","ARTICLE 4. Veterans’ Preference [18973. - 18979.]"],"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":"1a4d1032ef906be1db1b49d5dde28e4f62ce80c7b690cca9cc4b2ae5b70855e0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-18973.1","next":"us-ca/gov-18974.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}