{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-19171","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 19171","heading":"","body":"The service of a probationary period is required under the following circumstances: (a) when an employee enters or is promoted in the state civil service by permanent appointment from an employment list, (b) upon reinstatement after a break in continuity of service resulting from a permanent separation, or (c) after any other type of appointment situation not specifically excepted from the probationary period requirement by statute or by board rule.","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 5. Appointments [19050. - 19238.]","ARTICLE 6. Probationary Period [19170. - 19180.]"],"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":"3cdd9786cbdaeaa1709b185b37bed6558f1a8be012f09cf9e82805896a748267","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-19170","next":"us-ca/gov-19172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}