Section 18932 Of Article 2. Examinations From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
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. The board shall not establish any minimum or maximum age
limits for any civil service examination, except in the cases of
positions involving public health or safety or having the powers and
duties of a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and for trainee
positions the board may establish minimum and maximum age limits.
The board, for positions involving public safety or having the
powers and duties of a peace officer, shall adopt maximum age
limitations for any civil service examination where it can be
demonstrated that the age limitation in question is a "bona fide
occupational qualification" as provided by the Federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. Secs. 621 et
seq.). The board shall waive those age limits for persons competing
in examinations on a promotional basis.
Any person possessing all the minimum qualifications for any state
position is eligible, regardless of his or her age, to take any
civil service examination given for that position, except as provided
in this section.