{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"18954","citation":"Gov. Code, § 18954","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 3. Promotion [18950. - 18955.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-4/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1523.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In any promotional examinations for positions in the California Highway Patrol, there shall be allowed to each competitor an additional credit for merit, efficiency and fitness of one-quarter of a point for each year which he has served in the grade next lower than that for which the examination is given.</p>","text":"In any promotional examinations for positions in the California Highway Patrol, there shall be allowed to each competitor an additional credit for merit, efficiency and fitness of one-quarter of a point for each year which he has served in the grade next lower than that for which the examination is given.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/promotion-18954","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}