The board may designate certain of its decisions as precedents. Decisions of the board are subject to Section 11425.60. The board may provide by rule for the reconsideration of a previously issued decision to determine whether or not it shall be designated as a precedent decision. All decisions designated as precedents shall be published in a manner determined by the board.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 19582.5

  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
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