(a) Except as provided in Section 11019.12, every state agency that requests on any written form or written publication, or through its internet website, whether a person is a veteran, shall request that information only in the following format: “Have you ever served in the United States military?”

(b) This section shall apply only to a written form or written publication that is newly printed on or after July 1, 2014.

Terms Used In California Government Code 11019.11

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 376, Sec. 1. (AB 305) Effective January 1, 2023.)