Gov. Code, § 18935 · Article 2. Examinations
Gov. Code, § 18935
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department or a designated appointing power may refuse to examine, or after examination may refuse to declare as eligible, or may withhold or withdraw from an eligible list, before the appointment, anyone who meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Lacks any of the requirements for the examination or position for which he or she applied.
(2) Has been dismissed from any position for any cause that would be a cause for dismissal from state service.
(3) Has resigned from any position not in good standing in order to avoid dismissal.
(4) Has misrepresented himself or herself in the application or examination process, including permitting another person to complete or attempt to complete a portion of the examination on his or her behalf.
(5) Has been found to be unsuited or not qualified for employment pursuant to rule.
(b) The remedies provided in this section are not exclusive and shall not prevent the board, department, or appointing power from taking additional actions pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 19680).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 35. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=18935.
- Text hash
- sha256 f0c7197b81fddab6139414103285f4a6f144948aea34a597e69a554b06e0084b
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.