Cal. MVC § 563

This is the official text of Cal. MVC § 563, part of California’s Military and Veterans Code — covers the California National Guard and benefits for military veterans.

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Official statutory text

All members of said forces are hereby declared to be engaged in military service within the meaning of that term as used in Article XXIV of the Constitution of this State and are exempt from civil service.

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