{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8637","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8637","heading":"","body":"Each political subdivision may provide for the succession of officers who head departments having duties in the maintenance of law and order or in the furnishing of public services relating to health and safety.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 15. Preservation of Local Government [8635. - 8644.]"],"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":"1f790f7b13a843567243ec23d3c7e75ad0f2e76301c2ff012916b7d35fe21463","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8636","next":"us-ca/gov-8638"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}