{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"18938","citation":"Gov. Code, § 18938","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Employment Lists [18900. - 18993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Examinations [18930. - 18941.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 30.   (SB 1309)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>The department or a designated appointing power may issue certificates of competence to candidates who are successful in certain phases of examinations involving a particular knowledge, ability, or skill. For the period named in such a certificate, the department or a designated appointing power may accept it as evidence of the candidate’s competence in lieu of participation in that phase of an examination.</p>","text":"The department or a designated appointing power may issue certificates of competence to candidates who are successful in certain phases of examinations involving a particular knowledge, ability, or skill. For the period named in such a certificate, the department or a designated appointing power may accept it as evidence of the candidate’s competence in lieu of participation in that phase of an examination.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/examinations-18938","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}