California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 18524

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 13. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.

“Appointing authority” or “appointing power” means a person or group having authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 18524 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-5-personnel/part-2-state-civil-service/chapter-1-general/article-2-definitions/section-18524

Other sections in Article 2 - Definitions

§ 18520§ 18521§ 18521.5§ 18522§ 18523§ 18524§ 18525§ 18525.1§ 18525.2§ 18525.3…§ 18542§ 18543§ 18544§ 18545§ 18546§ 18547§ 18550§ 18551§ 18552§ 18553

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