{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8639","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8639","heading":"","body":"The qualifications of each standby officer should be carefully investigated, and the governing body may request the Director of Emergency Services to aid in the investigation of any prospective appointee. No examination or investigation shall be made without the consent of the prospective appointee.\nConsideration shall be given to places of residence and work, so that for each office for which standby officers are appointed there shall be the greatest probability of survivorship. Standby officers may be residents or officers of a political subdivision other than that to which they are appointed as standby officers.","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":"b634f35930895e04237df83b32c8acec81579a35d611f80f990b2502bb3e1d41","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8638","next":"us-ca/gov-8640"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}