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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 271

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Article 5: Probation Officers, California Welfare and Institutions Code.

Full text of Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 271

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 271Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
In counties having charters that provide a method of appointment and tenure of office for the superintendent, matron, and other employees of the juvenile hall, the charter provisions shall control as to those matters and, in counties that have established or hereafter establish merit or civil service systems governing the methods of appointment and the tenure of office for the superintendent, matrons, and other employees of the juvenile hall, the provisions of the merit or civil service systems shall control as to those matters. In all other counties, these matters shall be controlled exclusively by the provisions of this code.

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