Gov. Code, § 3411 · Chapter 9.9. California Golden Shield Act
Gov. Code, § 3411
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Governor annually shall award, and present in the name of the State of California, a Golden Shield Award of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to the next of kin of, or immediate family members of, every public safety officer who, while serving in any capacity under competent authority, has been killed in the line of duty in that year.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 462, Sec. 1. (AB 671) Effective January 1, 2010.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=3411.
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