California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8543.5

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 10. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.

The Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall be appointed by the California State Auditor. The Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall carry out those duties prescribed by the California State Auditor and shall act for the California State Auditor when the California State Auditor is absent or unable to serve or when the office of the California State Auditor is vacant. The tenure of any incumbent Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall expire on any date that an individual is appointed California State Auditor, but any incumbent Chief Deputy California State Auditor may be reappointed pursuant to this section.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 8543.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-1-general/chapter-6-5-california-state-auditor/article-1-general-provisions/section-8543.5

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 8543§ 8543.1§ 8543.2§ 8543.3§ 8543.4§ 8543.5§ 8543.6§ 8543.7§ 8544§ 8544.1…§ 8544.4§ 8544.5§ 8544.6§ 8545§ 8545.1§ 8545.2§ 8545.3§ 8545.4§ 8545.5§ 8545.6

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