California · Government Code

GOV §20428: “Local police officer” shall also include any officer or employee of a contracting agency that is a city and county, in any employment in which he or she was a law enforcement member as defined by Sec

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“Local police officer” shall also include any officer or employee of a contracting agency that is a city and county, in any employment in which he or she was a law enforcement member as defined by Section 20402 at the time of the assumption by the city and county of the function in which he or she was employed.

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