Section 20424 Of Article 4. Safety Member Classification-contracting Agencies And Schools From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. "Local safety officer" means any officer or employee of a
public safety department of a contracting agency, except one whose
principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk,
stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise and whose functions
do not clearly fall within the scope of active law enforcement or
firefighting and prevention service even though the employee is
subject to occasional call, or is occasionally called upon, to
perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement or
firefighting and prevention service, but not excepting persons
employed and qualifying as patrol officers or equal or higher rank,
or as firefighters, hose officers, or equal or higher rank,
irrespective of the duties to which they are assigned.
"Local safety officer" does not include persons employed to
perform identification or communication duties. This paragraph shall
not apply to persons employed and qualified as patrol officers or
equal or higher rank, or as firefighters, hose officers, or equal or
higher rank.