No public safety officer shall have any comment adverse to his interest entered in his personnel file, or any other file used for any personnel purposes by his employer, without the public safety officer having first read and signed the instrument containing the adverse comment indicating he is aware of such comment, except that such entry may be made if after reading such instrument the public safety officer refuses to sign it. Should a public safety officer refuse to sign, that fact shall be noted on that document, and signed or initialed by such officer.
Cal. Gov. Code § 3305
Public Safety Officers
Known as the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act
The act spans §§ 3300–3313 (20 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 42 Cal. 4th 278 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training v. Superior Court (2007)
Most recently applied in 231 Cal. Rptr. 3d 217 - Squire v. Cnty. of L. A. (March 2018)
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 465.
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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.