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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Government Code - GOV » TITLE 1 - GENERAL » DIVISION 4 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES » CHAPTER 9.8 - Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act

Section 3400.

3400. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 226, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Section 3401.

3401. The Governor annually may award and present, in the name of the State of California, a Public Safety Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to one or more public safety officers cited by the Attorney General pursuant to Section 3402 for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. […]

Section 3402.

3402. (a) There exists in state government the Public Safety Medal of Valor Review Board, whose purpose is to solicit and review applications for, and make recommendations to the Attorney General regarding, the Public Safety Medal of Valor. (b) The board shall be comprised of one representative selected by each of the following organizations: (1) The California Association […]

Section 3403.

3403. (a) The Attorney General shall review the candidates recommended to him or her by the Public Safety Medal of Valor Review Board and advise the Governor which candidates, if any, merit the Attorney General’s citation for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. (b) The Attorney General shall pay for the production of the […]