California Government Code 20427 – “Local police officer” also includes any officer or employee of a …
“Local police officer” also includes any officer or employee of a juvenile bureau of a contracting agency whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, except persons whose principal duties are clerical or otherwise clearly do not fall within the scope of active law enforcement, even though the person is subject to occasional call, or is occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement.
The provisions of this section do not apply to the employees of any contracting agency having a contract with the board made prior to September 22, 1951, until the agency elects to subject itself and its employees to the provisions of this section by amendment to its contract with the board pursuant to Section 20474; except that an election is required only among the employees to whom Section 20427 applies.
Terms Used In California Government Code 20427
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)