It shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal of any public employee when such public employee advocates or is knowingly a member of the Communist Party or of an organization which during the time of his membership he knows advocates overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state by force or violence.
Cal. Gov. Code § 1028
Disqualifications for Office or Employment
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 16 Cal. 3d 818 - Turner v. Board of Trustees (1976)
Most recently applied in 243 Cal. App. 4th 538 - Santa Monica College Faculty Ass'n v. Santa Monica Community College District (December 2015)
Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1646.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.