California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2251

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 615.

All promotions to the classes of deputy chief, assistant chief, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant shall be made from promotional eligible lists resulting from promotional examination of persons in the next lower class.

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Cal. Veh. Code § 2251 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-2-administration/chapter-2-department-of-the-california-highway-patrol/article-2-the-california-highway-patrol/section-2251

Other sections in Article 2 - The California Highway Patrol

§ 2250§ 2250.1§ 2251§ 2252§ 2253§ 2254§ 2255§ 2256§ 2257§ 2258…§ 2259.5§ 2260§ 2261§ 2262§ 2263§ 2264§ 2265§ 2266§ 2268§ 2269

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