No adverse action shall be valid against any state employee for any cause for discipline based on any civil service law of this state, unless notice of the adverse action is served within three years after the cause for discipline, upon which the notice is based, first arose. Adverse action based on fraud, embezzlement, or the falsification of records shall be valid, if notice of the adverse action is served within three years after the discovery of the fraud, embezzlement, or falsification.
Cal. Gov. Code § 19635
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Known as the State Civil Service Act
The act spans §§ 18500 to 19799 (366 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 38 Cal. App. 4th 810 - Fahmy v. Medical Board of California (1995)
Most recently applied in 38 Cal. App. 4th 810 - Fahmy v. Medical Board of California (September 1995)
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 478, Sec. 17.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.