All promotions to the classes of deputy chief, assistant chief, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant shall be made from promotional eligible lists resulting from promotional examination of persons in the next lower class.
Cal. Veh. Code § 2251
The California Highway Patrol
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Jeff D. Paige v. State of California (1996)
Most recently applied in Paige v. California (May 2002)
Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 615.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.