Government Code section 18540.4

“Veteran” means: Any person who has served full time in the armed forces in time of national emergency or state military emergency or during any expedition of the armed forces and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.

Source: Section 18540.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=18540.4. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_18540.4

Original Source: Section 18540.4, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=18540.4. (last accessed May 12, 2025).