citation: MVC § 503

text:
(a) California Cadet Corps units shall be organized and each shall consist of commissioned cadet officers, cadet warrant officers, and noncommissioned cadet officers as shall be prescribed by the Adjutant General.

(b) Cadet officers shall be commissioned in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General and upon recommendation of the commandant and with the approval of the respective principal or brigade advisor.

(c) The warrant and noncommissioned cadet officers shall be appointed by the commandant.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 14. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


kind: section

code: MVC

citation: MVC § 504

text:
(a) The Adjutant General shall adopt rules and regulations for the formation of cadet brigades, regiments, and battalions and shall adopt tables of organization and provide for the appointment of cadet brigade, regimental, and battalion officers and staff.

(b) All cadet battalion officers, regimental, and noncommissioned officers shall be appointed, commissioned, or warranted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General and upon the recommendation of the commandant of cadets with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or, in the case of an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 142. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)

division: 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE

chapter: 1. California Cadet Corps

path: 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE > 1. California Cadet Corps


citation: MVC § 505

text: The Adjutant General may order officers, warrant officers, and noncommissioned officers of the State Guard, Naval Militia, or California National Guard to temporary state active duty to perform functions in support of the California Cadet Corps. Pay for those duties shall be disbursed from funds appropriated for the support and maintenance of the California Cadet Corps.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 143. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 506

text: All cadet officers, cadet warrant officers, and cadet noncommissioned officers shall be promoted according to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General upon the recommendation of the commandant of cadets and with the approval of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or, in the case of an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 17. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 507

text:
(a) Upon the recommendation of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, or community college in which the California Cadet Corps participates, the commission or warrant of a cadet commissioned officer, cadet warrant officer, or cadet noncommissioned officer may be canceled and the cadet reduced in rank or dismissed from the California Cadet Corps for any of the following reasons:

(1) Deficiency in academic studies.

(2) Misbehavior in the school, college, or community college the cadet is attending.

(3) Misbehavior in the California Cadet Corps.

(4) For any other reason deemed good cause by the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, or community college.

(b) For an independent unit, the brigade advisor and head of the sponsoring organization shall be the disciplinary authority.

(c) The Commander of the California Cadet Corps may independently, or in coordination with the school or sponsoring organization official, demote or dismiss a cadet from the California Cadet Corps.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 18. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 508

text: The California Cadet Corps shall train in accordance with the appropriate manuals prescribed by the United States Army and by the rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 19. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 509

text: The Adjutant General shall provide suitable training regulations, books and courses of instruction, and the necessary forms for reports or other necessary purposes to be used by the California Cadet Corps. The Adjutant General may take such action as is necessary to promote the general welfare, strength, and morale of the California Cadet Corps and to provide for the recreation of cadets.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 630, Sec. 16. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2012.)


citation: MVC § 510

text:
(a) The Adjutant General shall prescribe the uniforms that the cadet and adult members of the California Cadet Corps shall wear.

(b) (1) The Adjutant General may issue, to the California Cadet Corps cadets and adults, necessary training aids, insignia of rank and of the California Cadet Corps, awards and decorations, and military property or equipment in the control of the Adjutant General as may not be required for the California National Guard, other state military forces, or other military purposes.

(2) The issues described in paragraph (1) may be made by the Adjutant General without charge to the members of the California Cadet Corps or to the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization.

(3) The Adjutant General, after receiving written acknowledgment from the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization of the receipt of the issues described in paragraph (1), shall account the same as a transfer of equipment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 144. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 511

text: A sufficient number of rifles suitable for drill or marksmanship purposes, or both may be purchased by the board of school trustees, board of education, board of directors or trustees of a college or community college, county superintendent of schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Adjutant General out of any funds available and not otherwise appropriated.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 630, Sec. 18. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2012.)


text: Under rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General, the Adjutant General may purchase uniforms, insignia, and awards and decorations for the cadet and adult members of the California Cadet Corps, including utility, physical training, dress, and formal uniforms.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 21. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 512

text:
(a) Marksmanship practice may constitute a part of the instruction to be given to cadets.

(b) A member of the California Cadet Corps may engage in rifle matches and competitions conducted or held in this state or at any place in the United States.

(c) (1) The Adjutant General may purchase and supply a sufficient number of efficient rifles for field target work and gallery practice and the ammunition and equipment necessary for efficient rifle practice to each California Cadet Corps unit.

(2) A sufficient number of rifles suitable for field target work or gallery target firing and the ammunition and equipment may be purchased by a board of school trustees, board of education, board of directors or trustees of a college or community college, county superintendent of schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the head of a sponsoring organization out of funds available, and the governing body or governing officials of a school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization may purchase the necessary parts for and may repair any rifles acquired or furnished to the California Cadet Corps.

(d) All marksmanship practice shall be under the supervision of the president, chief administrative officer, director, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization or under the supervision of an appointed officer or officers.

(e) (1) A competent member of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia may be detailed by the Adjutant General, with their consent, and upon request of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization as an instructor of marksmanship practice in the California Cadet Corps.

(2) An instructor from the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia on duty at a school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization for marksmanship practice shall be under the immediate control and jurisdiction of the governing body of the school, college, community college, or sponsoring organization.

(f) The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 22. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 513

text:
(a) The Adjutant General may detail, from the organizations of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia, competent members who shall perform duties on behalf of the California Cadet Corps and who may act as military training instructors for the California Cadet Corps.

(b) The Adjutant General may provide compensation for a person detailed for duty and service with the California Cadet Corps.

(c) The expenditures may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

(d) The Adjutant General may conduct conferences and other events and activities for members of the California Cadet Corps and may utilize funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps for these purposes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 145. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 514

text: When practical, members of the California Cadet Corps shall, under the supervision of a qualified California Cadet Corps instructor, be permitted to utilize California National Guard ranges, including marksmanship ranges, for cadet training when the ranges are not being used by the California National Guard.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 24. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 515

text:
(a) A California Cadet Corps unit in its first year of operation shall receive an assistance visit to ensure assigned personnel receive the training and support needed to adequately prepare for their first formal, for-record inspection. The commander, deputy commanders, or regional advisors or military officers of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia detailed by the Adjutant General shall inspect units of the California Cadet Corps at least once every three years and annually for a unit that received a rating of unsatisfactory in the prior year’s inspection.

(b) (1) An inspector shall report to the Adjutant General regarding unit community and school service activities, discipline, cadet leadership, training, military knowledge and instruction, and administrative compliance to include condition of property of the California Cadet Corps.

(2) For a unit at a school, college, or community college, a report described in paragraph (1) shall be made and forwarded in duplicate, one copy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and one copy to the Adjutant General’s office, shall bear the endorsement of the president, director, chief administrative officer, or college, community college, or principal of the school, college, or community college, and shall contain remarks the officials may deem pertinent.

(3) For a unit at a sponsoring organization, a report described in paragraph (1) shall be made and forwarded to the Adjutant General’s office, shall bear the endorsement of the president, director, or chief administrative officer of the sponsoring organization, and shall contain remarks the officials may deem pertinent.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 25. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 516

text:
(a) The president, director, chief administrative officer, or principal of a school, college, or community college shall be responsible for all public property supplied to a California Cadet Corps unit under their control or supervision and shall ensure the property and equipment is properly secured and cared for.

(b) For an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of the sponsoring organization shall be responsible for state property pursuant to the memorandum of understanding described in Section 500.2.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 26. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 517

text:
(a) An encampment may be held by the California Cadet Corps for a duration, and attended by a proportion of the strength of the corps, as may be prescribed by the Adjutant General.

(b) The expenses of encampments may be paid out of funds appropriated for the maintenance and support of the California Cadet Corps.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 29. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 518

text: If a California Cadet Corps unit is established through the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the respective governing board, pursuant to Section 500.2, the board of school trustees, president, director, and chief administrative officer of a college or community college, board of trustees of a college or community college, board of education, principal or director of a high school, county superintendent of schools, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and, for an independent unit not based at a school or college, the head of a sponsoring organization shall cooperate with the Adjutant General in the management and administration of the California Cadet Corps unit.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 31. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 519

text:
(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all community colleges in this state, and the principals and governing boards of community colleges shall have the same authority as similar officials of schools.

(b) If a community college is located in close proximity to a school that has a California Cadet Corps unit, the governing boards of the community college and school may enter into an agreement to provide for the joint organization of cadet units.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 33. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 520

text:
(a) (1) A commander, deputy commander, regional advisor, officer, warrant officer, or noncommissioned officer appointed or detailed pursuant to Section 502, 502.1, 512, 513, or 515 who is wounded, injured, disabled, or killed in the performance of ordered duty is entitled to receive compensation from the state in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code.

(2) In the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the individual shall be deemed to be an employee of the state.

(3) The compensation for the individual shall be ascertained, determined, and fixed upon the basis of their average income from all sources during the year immediately preceding the date of the injury or death, or the commencement of the disability, but the compensation shall not exceed the maximum prescribed in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code.

(b) In determining the benefits awarded to an individual under the provisions of this section, it shall be conclusively presumed that the average yearly earning of the injured or deceased individual is not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). An injury, death, or disability shall be deemed to have been suffered in the line of duty unless the injury, death, or disability resulted from misconduct or disobedience of lawful orders by the injured or deceased individual.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 146. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text:
(a) The principal and governing board of a private educational institution, charter school, or military academy in which a J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. unit is not maintained, but which otherwise meets the qualifications prescribed by this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be adopted by the Adjutant General, may apply to the Adjutant General for permission to establish a California Cadet Corps unit, battalion, or regiment pursuant to this chapter.

(b) If the Adjutant General approves the petition, the principal and governing board of the private school shall have the same authority as a similar official of a school, college, or community college to create a unit of, and to become a member of, the California Cadet Corps.

(c) A California Cadet Corps unit formed under this section shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter as though it were a school, college, or community college.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 35. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 522

text:
(a) The Adjutant General may enter into a cooperative agreement with a nonprofit public benefit education corporation if the corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws expressly support the goals of the California Cadet Corps and the net earnings or assets of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of the California Cadet Corps.

(b) A California Cadet Corps adult member may serve as a board member of a corporation described in subdivision (a) provided the corporation has an approved cooperative agreement with the department.

(c) The Adjutant General may establish regulations regarding subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) A cooperative agreement described in subdivision (a) shall define the requirements, authorizations, and restrictions of the nonprofit corporation to solicit grants and other funding, including private donations, on behalf of a California Cadet Corps unit.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 207, Sec. 36. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 530

text: In any military academy, having not less than 80 students, uniformed, drilled, and instructed in strict accordance with the tactics of the regular United States Army, and in which the instruction is conducted in accordance with military principles, the military instructor or instructors or professors of military science and tactics of the academy regularly elected or appointed by the board of trustees or other lawful authority of the academy, may be commissioned in the California Cadet Corps with the rank of major or lower rank. Such officers shall not exercise authority or command except as military instructor or instructors or professors of military science and tactics of such academy. The commissions shall be granted and may be revoked by the Adjutant General, under such rules and regulations as they may prescribe.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 54. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 2. Military Academies

path: 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE > 2. Military Academies


citation: MVC § 531

text: The Adjutant General may enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Oakland and a school district for the purposes of establishing an Oakland Military Institute. The program would provide a structured, disciplined environment that would be conducive to learning in a college preparatory environment. In addition to academic skills, pupils would develop leadership, self-esteem, and a strong sense of community.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 630, Sec. 32. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2012.)


citation: MVC § 532

text:
(a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), the Adjutant General may enter into a cooperative agreement with the governing board of a school district or a county office of education for the purpose of establishing, pursuant to existing statutory authority in the Education Code, a military academy to be operated as a charter school, pursuant to Part 26.8 (commencing with Section 47600) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, or as one of the existing alternative education options, available under the Education Code. The program would provide a structured, disciplined environment that would be conducive to learning in a college preparatory environment. In addition to academic skills, students would develop leadership, self-esteem, and a strong sense of community. An academy established pursuant to this section shall comply with the Education Code.

(2) Pursuant to Section 509 of Title 32 of the United States Code and subject to subdivision (b), the Adjutant General shall conduct a civilian youth opportunities program, to be known as the “National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program,” which shall consist of at least a 22-week residential program and a 12-month post-residential mentoring period. The program shall serve at-risk teens in areas of the state, including, but not limited to, the San Joaquin Valley, western Riverside County, and northern California, and shall be subject to all of the following:

(A) The program shall seek to improve life skills and employment potential of participants by providing military-based leadership development, promoting fellowship and community service, developing life-coping skills and job skills, improving physical fitness, providing health and hygiene training, and assisting participants to receive a high school diploma or its equivalent.

(B) (i) The Adjutant General may accept federal funding to implement a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. The Adjutant General may appoint a director and other service members and employees, permanent or temporary, to operate the program.

(ii) The Adjutant General may appoint a current member of the State Guard who possesses a bachelor’s degree in psychology or social work to serve as a counselor within the program.

(C) The Military Department shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with an appropriate school district or a county office of education for the purpose of providing educational services for students enrolled in a National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. The school district or county office of education with which the department contracts shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable requirements imposed by the Education Code.

(b) A new program, except for the California Cadet Corps, may only be established as provided in subdivision (a) if funds are appropriated for purposes of the program in the annual Budget Act or any other act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 703, Sec. 1. (SB 228) Effective January 1, 2024.)


citation: MVC § 550

text: Whenever any part of the National Guard of this state is in active federal service, or when Congress consents thereto, the Governor may organize and maintain within this state during that period, under regulations the Secretary of Defense of the United States may prescribe for discipline in training, the military forces the Governor deems necessary to defend and for the security of this state; provided, however, the Governor may authorize the organization and maintenance of these forces at cadre strength at any time. These forces shall be composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and the qualified citizens or persons who are not citizens or nationals of the United States who have declared their intentions to become citizens and who volunteer for service, supplemented, if necessary, by members of the unorganized militia enrolled by draft or otherwise as provided by law. These forces shall be additional to and distinct from the National Guard and shall be known as the State Guard. These forces shall be uniformed under the conditions and subject to the regulations as the Governor may prescribe.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 41. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)

chapter: 3. State Military Reserve Act

path: 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE > 3. State Military Reserve Act


citation: MVC § 551

text:
The Governor is hereby authorized to prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter governing the enlistment, organization, administration, equipment, maintenance, training, and discipline of forces. The rules and regulations, insofar as the Governor deems practicable and desirable, shall conform to existing law governing and pertaining to the National Guard and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder and shall prohibit the acceptance of gifts, donations, gratuities, or anything of value by those forces or any member of those forces from any individual, firm, association, or corporation by reason of that membership. Former Section 167 shall at no time apply to the forces herein authorized except that all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons on active duty with the Office of the Adjutant General shall be appointed by the Governor, with consideration of the recommendation of the Adjutant General. All officers, warrant officers and enlisted persons on active duty under former Section 167 who are ordered into federal service by federal authority during the emergency or who are ordered by state authority to perform duty with the forces herein authorized shall not thereby lose the rights and privileges provided in former Section 167 and shall be restored to those rights and privileges upon completion of that service or duty.

Members of the California National Guard not ordered to federal service or who are not required to perform federal service or who have been deferred from federal duty may perform service as members of the California National Guard on state active duty on behalf of the forces herein authorized and may be compensated as provided in Sections 320 and 321.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 118, Sec. 43. (SB 1501) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 552

text:
(a) Officers and warrant officers of the forces herein authorized on active duty in the service of the state shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers of similar grade in the Army of the United States.

(b) An officer, warrant officer or enlisted person of the forces herein authorized may, with their consent, be detailed for duty and may be paid compensation in any grade lower than the officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person actually holds; provided, the officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person voluntarily waives all compensation in excess of the lower grade in which they are detailed to duty.

(c) When an officer or warrant officer of the forces herein authorized is detailed for special duty in any matter relating to those forces, by order of the Governor, they shall be allowed the same pay and allowances as officers or warrant officers of similar grade in the Army of the United States and actual traveling expenses. An enlisted person similarly detailed shall be allowed the same pay and allowances as enlisted persons of similar grade in the Army of the United States and actual traveling expenses, except that family allowances shall not be allowed those enlisted persons. An officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person of the forces herein authorized may, with their consent, be detailed for special duty without expense to the state, except and provided, however, they may be paid their actual traveling expenses.

(d) In addition to the pay and allowances authorized in this code, personnel of the forces created herein having administrative functions connected therewith may be paid not more than twenty dollars ($20) per month for the performance of those duties according to rules and regulations adopted by the Adjutant General.

(e) All enlistments of members of the active militia may be extended by the Adjutant General if necessary during the existence of a national emergency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 147. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 553

text: Enlisted persons of the forces herein authorized on active duty in the service of the State shall receive the same pay and allowances, except family allowances, as enlisted persons of similar grade in the Army of the United States.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1950, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 27.)


citation: MVC § 554

text:
(a) For the use of the State Guard, the Governor may submit requisitions to the United States Secretary of Defense for any arms and equipment in the possession of and excess to or not required by the Department of the Army or allotted or available to the State Guard. The Governor may provide arms and equipment to the State Guard that are not furnished by the Department of the Army and are required in the defense of the state. The Governor may make available to the State Guard armories and other state premises, property, supplies, and equipment as may be available.

(b) The members of the State Guard are members of the state militia for purposes of this code.

(c) All unexpended balances appropriated for the use of the California National Guard or the Adjutant General and not required by the California National Guard or the Adjutant General may be expended by the Adjutant General for the use and benefit of the State Guard and its members. Section 255 does not apply to the State Guard.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 56. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 555

text:
Such forces shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of this state except:

(a) Upon the request of the Governor of another state, the Governor of this state may, in their discretion, order any portion or all of such forces as may be then in actual service to assist the military or police forces of the other state who are actually engaged in defending the other state. These forces may be recalled by the Governor at their discretion.

(b) Any organization, unit, or detachment of forces upon order of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies, or enemy forces beyond the borders of this state into another state until they are apprehended or captured by such organization, unit, or detachment or until the military or police forces of the other state or the forces of the United States have had reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons if the other state shall have given authority by law for the pursuit by such forces of this state. Any person who is apprehended or captured in another state by an organization, unit, or detachment of the forces of this state shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which they are taken or to the United States. This surrender shall not constitute a waiver by this state of its rights to extradite or prosecute the person for any crime committed in this state.

(c) Pursuant to the provisions of the National Defense Act of 1916, as amended, and such amendments as may be made thereto hereafter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 148. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 556

text: Any military forces or organization, unit or detachment thereof, of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this State until the military or police forces of this State or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons and are hereby authorized to arrest or capture such persons within this State while in fresh pursuit. Any such persons who shall be captured or arrested by the military forces of such other state while in this State shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of this State to be dealt with according to law. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this State which would otherwise be lawful, and nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of the Uniform Act of the Fresh Pursuit of Criminals.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 678.)


citation: MVC § 557

text:
(a) A person shall not, by reason of their enlistment or commission in any such forces, be exempted from military service under any law of the United States.

(b) Section 230 and Sections 232 to 237, inclusive, apply to commissioned officers. Section 225 applies to warrant officers. Sections 252, 253, 254, and 260, except subdivision (b) of Section 260, apply to enlisted personnel of the forces authorized herein. However, this code shall not prevent the transfer, by order of the Governor, at any time, of any member of those forces to a reserve list created in the office of the Commanding General of the State Military Forces.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 149. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


citation: MVC § 558

text: No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in such forces as an organization or unit.


citation: MVC § 559

text:
(a) A person shall not be commissioned or enlisted in the State Guard if either of the following apply:

(1) The person is not a citizen of the United States or has not declared their intention to become a citizen of the United States.

(2) The person has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from a military or naval organization of this state, of another state, or of the United States.

(b) A person is not eligible to commission or enlist in the State Guard if they actively participate in any of the conduct set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 240.

(c) A person who is commissioned or enlisted in the State Guard shall be discharged under undesirable conditions if they actively participate in any of the conduct set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 240.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 774, Sec. 5. (SB 901) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 560

text:
(a) The Uniform Code of Military Justice (Chapter 47 (commencing with Section 801) of Title 10 of the United States Code) and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, together with the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 (Executive Order No. 12473 of April 13, 1984, as amended), are hereby adopted as part of this code and shall be applicable to and govern the State Guard.

(b) An officer or enlisted person of the State Guard shall not be arrested on any warrant, except for treason or a felony, while going to, remaining at, or returning from a place the person is ordered to attend for military duty. Every officer and enlisted person of the State Guard, while on active military orders, is exempt from service upon any posse comitatus and from jury duty.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 60. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 562

text:
In all cases in which any officer, warrant officer or enlisted person of the State Guard, when organized or authorized as a cadre or otherwise, when in the performance of ordered duty, or when ordered into the active service of the state, is wounded, injured, disabled, or killed in active service, or in the performance of ordered duty and in line of duty, the officer or warrant officer or enlisted person or the dependents of that officer or warrant officer or enlisted person shall be entitled to receive compensation from the state in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) of the Labor Code. In all such cases, an officer, warrant officer, enlisted person shall be held and deemed to be an employee of the state. The compensation to be awarded to any such officer, warrant officer, enlisted person shall be ascertained, determined, and fixed upon the basis of the person’s average income from all sources during the year immediately preceding the date of the injury or death or the commencement of the disability, but the compensation shall in no case exceed the maximum prescribed in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) of the Labor Code.

In the determination of the benefits to be awarded any member of the State Guard or the member’s dependents under the provisions of this section it shall be conclusively presumed that the average yearly earning of the injured or deceased member is not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). Any injury, death, or disability shall be deemed to have been suffered in line of duty unless the same resulted from misconduct or disobedience of lawful orders by the injured or deceased member.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 33. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


citation: MVC § 563

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.


citation: MVC § 564

text: All of the rights, privileges and benefits provided in Sections 394 and 395 of this code are hereby extended to members of said forces while in the active service of this State.


citation: MVC § 565

text: This chapter may be cited as the State Military Reserve Act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 94.)


citation: MVC § 566

text: Sections 9, 16, 141, 176, 188, 230, 361, 366, 389, 395.1, 395.01, 395.2, 395.02, 395.3, 395.03, 395.4, 395.5, 395.05, 395.06, 395.8, 411, 421, 423, 439, 612, 640, 641, 642, 643, 643.1, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, and 649 apply to, and include, the forces authorized herein.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 145.)


citation: MVC § 567

text: This chapter shall take effect on the day following the day on which the National Guard or any part thereof is in federal service or on the day following the day on which Congress consents to the organization and maintenance of said forces, whichever event first occurs shall be the effective date hereof, and shall be effective forthwith upon approval by the Governor with respect to the authority granted in this act to the Governor to organize and maintain said forces at cadre strength at any time.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 756.)


citation: MVC § 611

text:
(a) “Flag,” as used in this division, means the State Flag of California and the Flag of the United States, as defined in this section.

(b) “State Flag of California” includes any flag, standard, color, or ensign authorized by the laws of this state, and every picture or representation thereof, of any size, made of any substance, or represented on any substance evidently purporting to be any such flag, standard, color, or ensign of this state, and every picture or representation which shows the design thereof.

(c) “Flag of the United States” includes any flag, standard, colors, or ensign authorized by the laws of the United States or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America, or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, standards, colors, or ensign of the United States of America.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1364.)

division: 3. EMBLEMS AND DECORATIONS

chapter: 1. Emblems

path: 3. EMBLEMS AND DECORATIONS > 1. Emblems


citation: MVC § 612

text:
(a) The colors and standards carried by organizations of the National Guard or Naval Militia shall be those which are carried by similar organizations of the United States Army, Air Force, or Navy, except that the regimental or battalion colors or standards may show the state coat of arms, instead of the coat of arms of the United States.

(b) The Adjutant General may, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the purpose, deliver to the members of the family of a deceased member of the National Guard or of the State Guard the colors used during the disposition of the remains of the deceased member according to the custom and usual practice of the United States Army, Air Force, or Navy, which then become the property of the members of the family.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 34. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


citation: MVC § 613

text: No military organization provided for by the Constitution and laws of this State and receiving State support shall, while under arms, either for ceremony or duty, carry any device, banner or flag of any State or Nation except that of the United States or of this State.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)


citation: MVC § 614

text: A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly casts contempt upon any Flag of the United States or of this state by publicly mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon it.


citation: MVC § 615

text: No provision of this code or of any law of this State which makes unlawful the use of the flag of the United States or of this State or of any picture or representation thereof shall apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or of this State or by any regulations of the United States Army, or United States Air Force, or United States Navy, nor shall it be contrued to apply to any newspaper, periodical, book, pamphlet, circular, certificate, diploma, warrant or commission of appointment to office, ornamental picture, article of jewelry, or stationery for use in correspondence, on which is printed, painted, or placed a flag with no design or writing thereon and not connected with any advertisement.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 536.)


citation: MVC § 616

text: Any person who displays a red flag, banner, or badge or any flag, badge, banner, or device of any color or form whatever in any public place or in any meeting place or public assembly, or from or on any house, building, or window as a sign, symbol, or emblem of forceful or violent opposition to organized government or as an invitation or stimulus to anarchistic action or as aid to propaganda that advocates by force or violence the overthrow of government is guilty of a felony.


citation: MVC § 617

text: No other flag or pennant shall be placed above, or if on the same level, to the right of the Flag of the United States of America, except during church services, when the church flag may be flown.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 551.)


citation: MVC § 640

text:
The following decorations are authorized for members of the National Guard, State Guard, and Naval Militia:

(a) Medal of Valor.

(b) Military Cross.

(c) Order of California.

(d) Memorial Medal.

(e) Medal of Merit.

(f) Commendation Medal.

(g) Service Medal.

(h) Good Conduct Medal.

The Order of California, Medal of Merit, and Commendation Medal are also authorized for award to civilians and members of other military services who bring honor to the State of California by their actions.

The Adjutant General may provide and procure appropriate emblematic devices for each decoration, together with suitable ribbons and insignia to be worn with or in place of the medal.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 35. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)

chapter: 2. Military Rewards and Decorations

path: 3. EMBLEMS AND DECORATIONS > 2. Military Rewards and Decorations


citation: MVC § 641

text:
(a) A Medal of Valor may be presented to each person who, while an officer or enlisted member of the National Guard or Naval Militia, distinguishes themself by courageous conduct at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty while in the service of the state or of the United States.

(b) An award of the Medal of Valor shall not be made except upon clear and incontestable proof by affidavit of at least one eyewitness or person having personal knowledge of the act or deed.

(c) A Medal of Valor may be presented to each person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and proof by affidavit or otherwise of the act or deed shall not be required in those cases.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 61. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 642

text: A Military Cross may be presented to each person who, while an officer or enlisted member of the National Guard or Naval Militia, distinguishes themself by extraordinary heroism while in the service of the state or of the United States.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 62. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) The Order of California may be presented to an officer or enlisted member of the National Guard or Naval Militia who has distinguished themself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the state or the United States in a position of great responsibility. The performance of duty shall have been such as to merit recognition of service rendered in a clearly exceptional manner within the scope of a special requirement or of an extremely difficult duty performed in a clearly outstanding manner. Performance of duties normal to the grade and branch, specialty or assignment, and experience of an individual is not an adequate basis for this decoration, except that justification of the award may accrue by virtue of outstanding meritorious service in a succession of important positions.

(b) The accomplishment of the duty or period of service for which the decoration is recommended should have been completed prior to submitting a recommendation. However, if the person being recommended is transferred or will retire prior to completion, the action or accomplishment shall have reached a point of progression that will clearly establish the individual’s contribution to be outstanding or represent significant accomplishment.

(c) The Order of California may also be awarded to civilians and members of other military services who distinguish themselves as indicated in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 63. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: A Memorial Medal may be presented posthumously to any person who, while an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the National Guard, the State Guard, or the Naval Militia is killed in the service of the state or the United States.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 36. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


citation: MVC § 643

text:
(a) A Medal of Merit may be presented to each person who, while an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the National Guard or Naval Militia, distinguishes themself by exceptionally meritorious service to the state or the United States in a duty of great responsibility or to any person who, by unselfish and untiring activities in connection with the National Guard or Naval Militia, has rendered a distinct service in furthering the interests of and in promoting the security and welfare of the state.

(b) The Medal of Merit may also be awarded to civilians and members of other military services who distinguish themselves as indicated in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 64. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
A Commendation Medal may be presented to each person who, while an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia distinguishes themselves while serving in any capacity with the National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia by meritorious achievement or meritorious service. The meritorious achievement or meritorious service is less exceptional than that required for the Medal of Merit but shall be accomplished with distinction.

The Commendation Medal may also be awarded to civilians and members of other military services who distinguish themselves as indicated in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 37. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


text: A good conduct medal may be presented to each person who, while an enlisted member of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia, has demonstrated fidelity through faithful and exact performance of duty, efficiency through capacity to produce desired results, and whose behavior has demonstrated that the person deserves emulation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 38. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


text: A State Service Ribbon may be presented by the Adjutant General to each person who after July 1, 1963, honorably serves on active duty with the State during a period of emergency declared by the Governor or while the United States is engaged in war as defined in Section 18 of this code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 362.)


citation: MVC § 644

text: A service medal or bar shall be issued for 10 years’ service in the California National Guard, the California Air National Guard, the Naval Militia, or the State Guard, and for each period of five years of service thereafter. Such medal or bar shall be issued to those entitled to the same upon application.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 39. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


text:
A Federal Service Ribbon may be presented by the Adjutant General to each person inducted into the federal service as a member of a California National Guard unit after September 15, 1940, and who has completed not less than a total of 12 months honorable service in the armed forces of the United States between September 15, 1940, and September 16, 1945, and to each person inducted into the federal service as a member of a California National Guard unit after August 1, 1950, and who has completed not less than a total of 12 months honorable service in the armed forces of the United States while the United States is engaged in war as defined in Section 18 of this code and to each person inducted into the federal service as a member of a California National Guard unit on or after October 1, 1961, and who has completed not less than a total of three months honorable service in the armed forces of the United States between October 1, 1961, and August 31, 1962.

The Federal Service Ribbon shall be prepared, designed, awarded and issued according to rules and regulations to be adopted by the Adjutant General and all applications therefor shall be in writing and filed in the office of the Adjutant General. The applicant shall have the burden of proof as to his military service and the decision of the Adjutant General, in case of dispute, shall be final.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 361.)


citation: MVC § 645

text: The Medal of Valor shall be presented by the Governor. The Military Cross, the Medal of Merit, the Service Medal, and other authorized medals and awards shall be presented by the Governor or The Adjutant General in the name of the Governor.


citation: MVC § 646

text: No more than one Medal of Valor, or one Military Cross, or one Medal of Merit shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or act sufficient to justify the award of a Medal of Valor, or a Military Cross, or a Medal of Merit, a suitable bar or other device denoting such additional award may be issued and worn as directed by appropriate regulations.


citation: MVC § 647

text: The Adjutant General may hold and conduct competitions and competitive military exercises, may procure and issue appropriate ribbons, badges, or insignia in connection therewith and for excellence in marksmanship, for drill attendance, and for competitive military training, and may authorize participation in national or state military or civil marksmanship competitions. All expenses in relation thereto shall be paid from state funds.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 566, Sec. 5.)


citation: MVC § 648

text:
(a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), decorations authorized by this code and decorations, medals, badges, ribbons, and insignia authorized by the laws or regulations of the United States pertaining to the National Guard, Air National Guard, and Naval Militia may be worn by officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons in accordance with the code, laws, or regulations. However, decorations awarded by other states and territories of the United States may be worn, but shall be subordinated to those issued by federal and state laws or regulations. No other decorations, medals, badges, ribbons, or insignia may be worn. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(b) Decorations authorized by this code and decorations or medals from the Armed Forces of the United States, the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia, or any service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, may be worn by uniformed public safety personnel in accordance with the code, laws, or regulations, during the business week prior to Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the day of Veterans Day and Memorial Day, and the business day immediately following Veterans Day and Memorial Day. The employer of the uniformed public safety personnel shall retain the right to prohibit the wearing of military decorations pursuant to this subdivision if the employer determines that wearing the military decorations poses a safety hazard to the uniformed public safety personnel or to the public.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 40. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


citation: MVC § 649

text:
(a) The Adjutant General may adopt, from time to time, any rules, regulations, and orders not inconsistent with this code which the Adjutant General deems necessary to carry into effect this chapter.

(b) The Adjutant General may present duplicate medals or ribbons or other decorations authorized by this code to the next of kin of any deceased member of the National Guard, if the original decorations are inadvertently lost or destroyed.

(c) Furthermore, the Adjutant General may establish additional awards and decorations as may be necessary to properly recognize the service or achievement of members of the National Guard, State Guard, and Naval Militia.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 41. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


citation: MVC § 690

text: As used in this division, “department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 328.)

division: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE

chapter: 1. Department of Veterans Affairs

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 1. Department of Veterans Affairs


citation: MVC § 694

text: The department constitutes a public corporation and may on behalf of the State hold property, request and receive donations, contract, sue and be sued, and has all other rights and powers provided by the Constitution and laws of the State as belonging to public corporations.


citation: MVC § 695

text: The department may cooperate and contract with the duly authorized representative of the United States Government in carrying out the provisions of this division.


citation: MVC § 699

text: All State and county officials shall furnish all required information to the department, upon request, and shall further assist the department in any manner in accordance with law and without charge therefor.


text:
(a) The processing of claims for veterans and their dependents and survivors shall include the filing of the initial claim, the representation of the claimant before boards and offices of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and the filing of appeals related to the claims.

(b) The claims may include the following types of benefits and services:

(1) Disability compensation benefits.

(2) Disability pension benefits.

(3) Dependents’ indemnity compensation.

(4) Widow’s death pension.

(5) Burial benefits.

(6) Confirmed and continued claims.

(7) Vocational rehabilitation and education.

(8) Waivers of indebtedness.

(9) Other benefits that result in monetary awards to the claimant.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 804, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text:
(a) The department may assist every veteran of the United States and the dependent or survivor of every veteran of the United States in presenting and pursuing the claim as the veteran, dependent, or survivor may have against the United States arising out of military service and in establishing the veteran’s, dependent’s, or survivor’s right to any privilege, preference, care, or compensation provided for by the laws of the United States or of this state. The department may cooperate and, with the approval of the Department of Finance, contract with any veterans service organization, and pursuant to the contract may compensate the organization for services within the scope of this section rendered by it to any veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran. The contract shall not be made unless the department determines that, owing to the confidential relationships involved and the necessity of operating through agencies that the veterans, dependents, or survivors involved will feel to be sympathetic toward their problems, the services cannot satisfactorily be rendered otherwise than through the agency of the veterans organization and that the best interests of the veterans, dependents, or survivors involved will be served if the contract is made.

(b) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that services provided by veterans service organizations play an important role in the department’s responsibilities to assist veterans and their dependents and survivors in presenting and pursuing claims against the United States, and that it is an efficient and reasonable use of state funds to provide compensation to veterans service organizations for these services.

(2) The Legislature further finds and declares that paragraph (1) shall not be implemented by using the General Fund until the annual budget for county veterans service officers reaches a minimum of five million dollars ($5,000,000). This subdivision shall not be construed to preclude the use of federal funding in implementing these provisions.

(c) Veterans service organizations that elect to contract with the department in accordance with this section shall document the claims processed each year by the veterans service officers employed by the veterans service organization at offices located in California. The documentation shall be in accordance with procedures established by the department.

(d) The department shall determine annually the amount of monetary benefits paid to eligible veterans and their dependents and survivors in the state as a result of the work of the veterans service officers of the contracting organizations. Beginning on January 1, 2006, the department shall, on or before January 1 of each year, prepare and transmit its determination for the preceding fiscal year to the Department of Finance and the Legislature. The department shall also identify federal sources to support the efforts of veterans service organizations pursuant to this section. The Department of Finance shall review the department’s determination in time to use the information in the annual Budget Act for the budget of the department for the next fiscal year.

(e) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Survivor” means any relation of a deceased veteran who may be entitled to make a claim for any privilege, preference, care, or compensation under the laws of the United States or this state based upon the veteran’s war service.

(2) “Veterans service officer” means an individual employed by a veterans service organization and accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to process and adjudicate claims and other benefits for veterans and their dependents and survivors.

(3) “Veterans service organization” means an organization that meets all of the following criteria:

(A) Is formed by and for United States military veterans.

(B) Is chartered by the United States Congress.

(C) Has regularly maintained an established committee or agency in a regional office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in California rendering services to veterans and their dependents and survivors.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: MVC § 700

text: The department may make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this division.


citation: MVC § 701

text:
In the event that the provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 are amended in such manner as to make the guarantees by the United States of loans to veterans for farms and homes applicable to purchases of farms and homes from the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to Chapter 3 and Article 3 of Chapter 6, the State of California hereby accepts the benefits of such federal act, and agrees to comply with all the requirements of said act.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby designated as the official agency of the State to apply to the United States for such guarantees and to do all acts required in connection therewith. The board is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations and standards as may be required by the federal act and are not in conflict with the provisions of this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 86.)


citation: MVC § 702

text: All salaries and expenses of the Division of Farm and Home Purchases shall be paid out of the Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943 and no part thereof shall be paid from the General Fund.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 484.)


citation: MVC § 710

text:
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs may establish a pilot project for the purpose of establishing a cooperative housing project.

(b) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall work in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Community Development to implement the pilot project.

(c) The Department of Veterans Affairs may use existing home loan funds to establish the pilot project. These funds shall be used in accordance with all laws and regulations governing the use of the funds.

(d) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe the rules, regulations, and conditions necessary to implement this section.

(e) Any cooperative housing project established pursuant to this section shall be restricted for use and occupancy by military veterans and their families for a period of at least 55 years.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 524, Sec. 1. (AB 1330) Effective January 1, 2010.)


citation: MVC § 711

text:
(a) The department shall publicize information pertaining to benefit programs that are available to qualified homeless veterans, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The veterans pension programs administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.), especially the eligibility for those veterans who are 65 years of age or older or are permanently and totally disabled.

(2) The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher program (Public Law 110-161), and any programs that assist homeless veterans in securing rental housing with that information including, to the extent possible, the information that veterans not eligible for loans under the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974, and subsequent acts, may be eligible for housing assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher program.

(3) CalFresh (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(b) The department shall publicize this information using any of the following methods:

(1) Printed material, including, but not limited to, flyers and posters, with the information that can be provided to county veterans service offices, homeless shelters, Veterans Affairs hospitals, and other public and private entities that come into contact with homeless veterans.

(2) On the department’s Internet Web site.

(3) Any other method that the department determines would publicize and create awareness to homeless veterans about the benefit programs available to them.

(c) The information shall also state that veterans may receive assistance from a county veterans service office in applying for any benefits that they may be qualified to receive.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 408, Sec. 1. (SB 1198) Effective January 1, 2013.)


text:
(a) If the federal government acts to reinstate benefits to discharged veterans, regardless of their discharge classification, who were denied those benefits solely on the basis of sexual orientation pursuant to any federal policy prohibiting homosexual personnel from serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, the state shall reinstate to those veterans any state-offered benefits they were denied due to those federal policies.

(b) To the extent practicable, the department shall do the following:

(1) On the department’s Internet Web site, provide Internet resources or links to Internet resources that provide information regarding veterans’ legal services organizations that specialize in military discharge upgrades.

(2) In the department’s offices and walk-in locations, provide printed resources, to the extent available, created by veterans’ legal services organizations that specialize in military discharge upgrades.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 397, Sec. 2. (AB 1505) Effective January 1, 2013.)


citation: MVC § 712

text:
The department shall do both of the following:

(a) Make available to family members of veterans returning from active duty both of the following:

(1) (A) User-friendly Internet resources that provide information on the signs of pertinent ailments from various conflicts, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(i) From the Vietnam War, exposure to Agent Orange and post-traumatic stress disorder.

(ii) From Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, exposure to depleted uranium and Gulf War Syndrome.

(iii) From Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

(B) The Internet resources shall provide links to the appropriate agency or person that may help the family members of the veteran address any issues arising from the ailments specified in subparagraph (A).

(2) Printed material regarding the ailments specified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) at any public function of the department.

(b) Update its Internet Web site to prominently display a link to the Network of Care for Veterans and Service Members site, which is an online educational tool for municipal employees and community-based organizations that allows for easier access to information and resources relating to veterans.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 515, Sec. 1. (SB 1127) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 713

text:
(a) By July 1, 2016, the department shall do both of the following:

(1) Create a list of unused or underutilized nonresidential real property owned by the department, including property on or near the premises of existing department facilities.

(2) Propose one or more potential uses of those properties that will benefit California veterans and make a preferred recommendation for use of each property, and in doing so, consider uses including, but not limited to, the following services for veterans:

(A) Housing.

(B) Supportive services.

(C) Health care and mental health care.

(b) When identifying the unused or underutilized nonresidential real properties, the department shall consider its inventory of properties as an integrated system, and shall address how prospective uses of the properties could complement each other.

(c) The list of options shall be structured as a prioritized list of projects determined by the department to constitute appropriate uses for the properties identified in the plan.

(d) The Legislature finds and declares that after a use option for a given location is identified pursuant to this section, further study and evaluation may be necessary in order to fully determine the feasibility of that use option and take steps toward its implementation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 641, Sec. 1. (AB 585) Effective January 1, 2015.)


citation: MVC § 714

text:
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Consumer Affairs shall both, in consultation with each other, take appropriate steps to increase awareness regarding professional licensing benefits available to veterans and their spouses.

(b) The awareness efforts in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following:

(1) Posting information and resources on each department’s respective Internet Web site.

(2) Including information about these benefits in any communications that these agencies have with veterans when it is appropriate.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. (SB 1137) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 715

text:
(a) The department shall provide one employee, trained and accredited by the department, for every five state prisons to assist incarcerated veterans in applying for and receiving any federal or other veterans’ benefits for which the veterans or their families may be eligible.

(b) The department shall cooperate and collaborate with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to ensure that department employees have the greatest access and effectiveness practicable, while taking all necessary safety precautions, in order to assist veterans incarcerated within the state prisons.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 599, Sec. 1. (SB 776) Effective January 1, 2018.)


citation: MVC § 720

text: Every state and local public agency shall render the service or provide the benefits or assistance it provides to the public to every veteran on the same basis as to any other eligible person.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1424, Sec. 1.)

chapter: 2. Rendering and Recovery for Benefits

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 2. Rendering and Recovery for Benefits


citation: MVC § 721

text: If any public agency which has rendered a service, provided benefits, or furnished assistance to a veteran determines that the costs of rendering the service or providing the benefits or assistance are recoverable from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it shall refer the matter to the county veterans service officer, where applicable, for action pursuant to Section 971 and shall assist the county veterans service officer in any way.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 2. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: MVC § 800

text:
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), in addition to any other benefits provided by law and to the extent permitted by federal law, a reservist who is called to active duty may defer payments on any of the following obligations while serving on active duty, or following a period of active duty:

(1) An obligation secured by a mortgage or deed of trust.

(2) Credit card as defined in Section 1747.02 of the Civil Code.

(3) Retail installment contract as defined in Section 1802.6 of the Civil Code.

(4) Retail installment account, installment account, or revolving account, as defined in Section 1802.7 of the Civil Code.

(5) (A) Up to two vehicle loans.

(B) For purposes of this chapter, “vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.

(6) A payment of property tax or any special assessment of in-lieu property tax imposed on real property that is assessed on residential property owned by the reservist and used as that reservist’s primary place of residence on the date the reservist was ordered to active duty.

(7) An obligation owed to a utility company.

(8) A student loan.

(b) (1) In order for an obligation or liability of a reservist to be subject to the provisions of this chapter, the reservist or the reservist’s designee shall deliver to the obligor both of the following:

(A) (i) A written request by or on behalf of the reservist for a deferment of financial obligations.

(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, “written request” includes an electronic communication.

(B) A copy of the reservist’s military orders.

(2) If required by a financial institution, proof that the reservist’s employer does not provide continuing income to the reservist while the reservist is on active military duty, including the reservist’s military pay, of more than 90 percent of the reservist’s monthly salary and wage income earned before the call to active duty.

(c) Upon request of the reservist or the reservist’s dependent or designee and within five working days of that request, if applicable, the employer of a reservist shall furnish the letter or other comparable evidence showing that the employer’s compensation policy does not provide continuing income to the reservist, including the reservist’s military pay, of more than 90 percent of the reservist’s monthly salary and wage income earned before the call to active duty.

(d) (1) The deferral period on financial obligations shall be the lesser of 180 days or the period of active duty plus 60 calendar days. The deferral shall apply only to those payments due subsequent to the notice provided to a lender as provided in subdivision (b). In addition, the total period of the deferment shall not exceed 180 days within a 365-day period.

(2) A request for deferral shall be submitted no later than 90 days following the period of active duty on which the deferral is based.

(e) If a lender defers payments on a closed end credit obligation or an open-end credit obligation with a maturity date, pursuant to this chapter, the lender shall extend the term of the obligation by the amount of months the obligation was deferred. However, any mortgage payments deferred pursuant to this section are due and payable upon the sale of the property or other event specified in the documents creating the obligation permitting the lender to accelerate the loan, other than a deferral of payments under this section.

(f) If a lender defers payments on an open-end credit obligation pursuant to this chapter, the lender may restrict the availability of additional credit with respect to that obligation during the term of the deferral.

(g) The deferment of payments on an obligation does not limit the ability of the reservist or any other person to make payments on the obligation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 144, Sec. 1. (AB 1854) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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citation: MVC § 801

text: For purposes of this chapter, “mortgage” means an obligation secured by a mortgage or deed of trust, and is limited to an obligation secured by a mortgage or deed of trust for residential property owned by the reservist and used as that reservist’s primary place of residence on the date the reservist was ordered into active duty.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 291, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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citation: MVC § 802

text: Nothing in this chapter relieves a reservist with a mortgage subject to an impound account for the payment of property taxes, special assessments, mortgage insurance, and hazard insurance from making monthly payments of an amount which is at least sufficient to pay these amounts, unless the borrower and lender agree to a lesser amount.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 620, Sec. 9. (SB 1311) Effective January 1, 2023.)


citation: MVC § 803

text:
The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Reservist” means either of the following:

(1) A member of the militia, as defined in Section 120, called or ordered into state military service pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.

(2) A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to federal law.

(b) “Military orders” means, with respect to a service member, official military orders, or any notification, certification, or verification from the service member’s commanding officer, with respect to the service member’s current or future military duty status.

(c) “Military service” means either of the following:

(1) Full-time active state service or full-time active federal service of a service member who is a member of the militia, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(2) Full-time active duty of a service member who is a reservist, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), for a period of no less than 30 consecutive days.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 19. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 804

text: During the period specified in Section 800, the reservist may defer the payment of principal and interest on the specified obligations. No penalties shall be imposed on the nonpayment of principal or interest during this period. No interest shall be charged or accumulated on the principal or interest on which the payment was delayed. No foreclosure or repossession of property shall take place during the period of deferment unless otherwise ordered by a court or agreed to by the parties to the obligation.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 620, Sec. 10. (SB 1311) Effective January 1, 2023.)


citation: MVC § 805

text: Subject to subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 800, a stay, postponement, or suspension under this chapter of the payment of any tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, or other civil obligation or liability of a person in military service shall not provide the basis for affecting credit ratings, denial or revocation of credit, or a change by the lender in the terms of an existing credit arrangement.


citation: MVC § 806

text:
(a) Any entity, which was providing any type of health care coverage, including, but not limited to, health care service plans, specialized health care service plans, and health insurance to a reservist at the time the reservist was ordered to active duty, shall reinstate the health care coverage without waiting periods or exclusion of coverage for preexisting conditions.

(b) Pursuant to Section 1386 of the Health and Safety Code, the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care has the authority to enforce the provisions of this section concerning any person or entity subject to regulation under Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, and may impose any applicable penalties provided for under that section.

(c) Pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12921 of the Insurance Code, the Insurance Commissioner has the authority to enforce the provisions of this section concerning any person or entity subject to regulation under the Insurance Code, and may impose any applicable penalties provided for under the Insurance Code.

(d) The enforcement and penalty provisions of the act that added this subdivision shall apply only to reservists ordered to active duty on or after January 1, 2007.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 622, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)


citation: MVC § 807

text:
(a) The holder of a loan or retail installment sales contract with respect to which the debtor has purchased prepaid credit disability insurance shall give notice to the debtor not less than 30 days before the expiration date of the insurance that the debtor will not be protected during the period between that expiration date and the deferred maturity date of the loan or contract unless the insurance is extended. The debtor may, at their option, direct the holder to add the amount of the additional premium to the unpaid balance of the loan or contract.

(b) The holder of an open-ended loan or retail installment account with respect to which the debtor has purchased credit disability insurance with premiums payable monthly together with the installment payments on the loan or the account shall give notice to the debtor that the debtor will not be protected by the insurance during the period specified in Section 800 unless the debtor elects to continue payment of premiums during that period. The debtor may, at their option, direct the holder to add the amount of those premiums to the unpaid balance of the account.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 65. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 808

text:
(a) During the period specified in Section 800, the reservist may defer payments for leased vehicles without breach of the lease or the foreclosure or repossession of the vehicle. If a lender defers payments pursuant to this section, the lender shall extend the term of the lease by the amount of months the lease was deferred.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.


citation: MVC § 810

text: In those instances where a financial obligation covered by this chapter is sold, any requirement to defer payments as specified in this chapter transfers to the purchaser of the obligation.


citation: MVC § 811

text:
(a) The spouse or legal dependent, or both, of a reservist who is called to active duty, shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to a reservist under this chapter, provided that the reservist is eligible for the benefits.

(b) This chapter applies only to an obligation specified in this chapter that was incurred prior to the date that a reservist was called to their current period of active duty.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 66. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 812

text:
(a) A person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs incurred by the service member or other person entitled to the benefits and protections of this chapter.

(b) A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 385, Sec. 12. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 813

text:
(a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or otherwise not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested, shall, within 30 days of the request, provide the service member with a written response acknowledging the request, setting forth the person’s basis for believing or asserting that the request is incomplete or not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested. The response shall clearly identify the specific information or materials that are missing from the request and that would be required to grant the relief requested, and provide contact information, including a mailing address and telephone number, which the service member can use to contact the person.

(b) If the person fails to make such a response in the timeframe set forth in this section, the person waives any objection to the request, and the service member shall be entitled to the relief requested.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 21. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 820

text: This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005.”

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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citation: MVC § 821

text:
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Service member” means either of the following:

(1) A member of the militia, as defined in Section 120, called or ordered into military service pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.

(2) A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to federal law.

(b) “Military orders” means, with respect to a service member, official military orders, or any notification, certification, or verification from the service member’s commanding officer, with respect to the service member’s current or future military duty status.

(c) “Military service” means either of the following:

(1) Full-time active state service or full-time active federal service of a service member who is a member of the militia, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(2) Full-time active duty of a service member who is a reservist, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), for a period of no less than 30 consecutive days.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 22. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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citation: MVC § 822

text: No county recorder in this state may impose a fee for the recordation of a power of attorney to act as the agent for a service member.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 23. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 823

text:
(a) Any service member who is in military service, or any spouse or legal dependent of that service member, may terminate, without penalty, a mobile telephony services contract that meets both of the following requirements:

(1) It is entered into on or after the effective date of this section.

(2) It is executed by or on behalf of the service member who is in military service, or by any spouse or legal dependent of that service member.

(b) Termination of the mobile telephony services contract shall not be effective until both of the following occur:

(1) Thirty days after the service member who is in military service or the spouse or legal dependent gives notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the mobile telephony services contract, and provides a copy of the service member’s activation or deployment order and any other information that substantiates the duration of the service member’s military service.

(2) Unless the service member who is in military service, or any spouse or legal dependent of that service member, owns the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device is returned to the custody or control of the mobile telephony services company, or the service member who is in military service or the service member’s spouse or legal dependent agrees in writing to return the mobile communication device as soon as practicable after the military service is completed.


text:
(a) No person or entity licensed under the Business and Professions Code, Corporations Code, Financial Code, or Insurance Code shall market financial services or products to a service member or former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member, in a misleading or deceptive manner that suggests any of the following:

(1) That the person or entity marketing the financial service or product is acting on behalf of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) That the person or entity marketing the financial service or product is an affiliate of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) That the financial service or product is being offered on behalf of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) If a person who violates this section is licensed under any state licensing law, a violation of this section shall be deemed a violation of the laws under which that person is licensed.

(c) This section shall not apply to either of the following:

(1) Any bank as defined in Section 103 of the Financial Code.

(2) Any credit union as defined in Section 14002 of the Financial Code.

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Service member” means a member of an active duty or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the active militia, as defined by Section 120.

(2) “Former service member” means a veteran as defined by Section 980.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 24. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 824

text:
(a) An institution shall, upon request, grant an academic leave of absence for military service to any student who is a member of the active militia, as defined by Section 120, or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.

(b) If requested by a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, not later than one year after the student’s release from military service, other than a dishonorable release, the institution in which the student is enrolled shall do one of the following, as elected by the student:

(1) The institution shall make arrangements to reasonably accommodate and assist the student so that they are able to meet any and all coursework requirements that they may have missed due to military service.

(2) The institution shall refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for the academic term in which the student is required to report for military service regardless of whether the student was called to military service before the academic term had commenced or after the academic term had commenced. The refund shall equal 100 percent of the tuition and fee charges the student paid the institution for the applicable academic term.

(c) If requested by a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, not later than one year after the student’s release from military service, other than a dishonorable release, the institution shall restore the student to the educational status the student had attained prior to being called to military service without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of military service.

(d) If an institution fails to comply with this section, the student may bring an action against the institution to enforce its provisions in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the student resides. If the student resides outside of this state, the action shall be brought in the court of the county in which the campus of the institution previously attended by the student is located. The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses if the student prevails in the action.

(e) The Legislature hereby requests that the University of California adopt policies similar to those set forth in this section.

(f) For purposes of this section, “institution” includes any public postsecondary educational institution and any private postsecondary educational institution, as defined in Section 94858 of the Education Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 67. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 825

text:
The State Bar of California shall waive the membership fees of any member who is a service member if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The member was in good standing with the State Bar of California at the time the member enters into military service.

(b) The membership fees are for the period for which the service member is in military service.

(c) The service member, or the service member’s spouse, provides written notice to the State Bar of California that substantiates the service member’s military service.


citation: MVC § 826

text:
(a) On or after the effective date of the act adding this chapter, any service member who terminates a motor vehicle lease pursuant to the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or pursuant to Section 409, shall be allowed by the lessor to make payment of any arrearages and other obligations that are due and unpaid at the time of termination of the lease in equal installments over a period equal to at least the period of military service.

(b) Any person who files or completes a notice, application, or certification of lien sale or certificate of repossession shall, as part of that document, state under penalty of perjury that the lien sale or repossession was conducted in accordance with the requirements of Sections 407, 408, 409.1, and 409.3, and with the requirements of Sections 3952, 3953, and 3958 of Title 50 of the United States Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 26. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 827

text:
(a) A qualified customer may apply for and shall receive shutoff protection from a service provider for a period of 180 days. The service provider may grant extensions after the initial 180-day period.

(b) A qualified customer may apply for shutoff protection for utility service by notifying the service provider that they are in need of assistance because of a reduction in household income as the result of a member of a qualified household being called to active duty status in the military.

(c) Notification of the need for assistance shall be submitted in writing and accompanied by a copy of the activation or deployment order of a service member that specifies the duration of the active duty status. The written notification shall also include self-certification that the qualified household of the qualified customer will be occupied by the qualified customer’s legal dependent or dependents during the duration of the shutoff protection period.

(d) A qualified customer receiving assistance under this section shall notify the service provider if the active duty status of the service member will be extended.

(e) If the qualified customer moves out of the residence that is receiving shutoff protection, they shall provide the service provider a written notice that includes the date of service termination and a forwarding address.

(f) Unless waived by the service provider, the shutoff protection provided under this section shall not void or limit the obligation of the qualified customer to pay for utility services received during the time of assistance.

(g) All service providers shall do the following:

(1) Establish a repayment plan requiring minimum monthly payments that allows the qualified customer to pay any past due amounts over a reasonable time period not to exceed one year after the service member’s release from active military duty.

(2) Not charge late payment fees or interest to the qualified customer during the period of military service or the repayment period.

(h) This section shall not affect or amend any rules or orders of the Public Utilities Commission pertaining to billing standards.

(i) If terms and conditions under this section are not followed by the qualified customer, the service provider may follow its procedures and rules on customer standards and billing practices for providing electric, water, and gas residential services.

(j) For public utilities regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, the commission shall allow recovery of reasonable costs incurred to implement this section.

(k) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Service provider” means a provider of utility services, including, but not limited to, public utilities that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined by Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, and public water, sewer, or solid waste collection services, or any combination thereof. “Service provider” does not include any corporation described in subdivision (a) of Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code.

(2) “Qualified customer” means the customer of record of a qualified household.

(3) A “qualified household” is a residential household for which the income is reduced because the customer of record, the spouse of the customer of record, or the registered domestic partner of the customer of record, as defined by Section 297.5 of the Family Code, is a service member called to full-time active military service under Section 143 or 146 or federal law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 68. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 828

text: The Military Department shall, to the extent reasonable and feasible, inform all members of the militia of the benefits and protections provided by this act, and of similar benefits and protections provided by any other law.


citation: MVC § 829

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 385, Sec. 13. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 830

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 28. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)


citation: MVC § 850

text:
(a) The state shall pay a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) death benefit to the surviving spouse of, or a beneficiary designated by, any member of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia who dies or is killed after March 1, 2003, in the performance of duty.

(b) The Military Department shall determine if the death occurred in the performance of the member’s duty, and shall issue a certificate of benefit eligibility under this section within 20 days of application by the surviving spouse or a designated beneficiary.

(c) The state shall pay the death benefit within 10 days of the receipt of the certificate of benefit eligibility from the surviving spouse or a beneficiary designated by the service member.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 42. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)

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citation: MVC § 851

text: This chapter shall become operative upon the operative date of an appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the payments of military benefits, as required by this chapter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 547, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005. Note: This section prescribed conditions for operation of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 850), which were satisfied in Section 852, as added September 22, 2005, by Stats. 2005, Ch. 342.)

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