Military and Veterans Code section 1260

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:

(a)

“Political subdivision” means any city, county, district, or other local governmental agency.

(b)

“Governing body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county, or the city council or board of trustees or other governing board in the case of a city, district, or other local governmental agency.

(c)

“Veterans association” or “veterans service organization” means any association or organization which is composed solely of persons who served honorably in time of war or in time of peace in a campaign or expedition for service in which a medal has been authorized by the government of the United States, as members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or who as citizens of the United States served honorably in time of war as members of the armed forces of any nation whose government was allied with the United States during that war, and which is organized for patriotic, fraternal, and benevolent objects.

(d)

“Nonprofit veteran service agency” shall have the meaning given in Section 999.51 of the Military and Veterans Code.

Source: Section 1260, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=1260.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2014; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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§ 1260’s source at ca​.gov