California § 297 - In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer
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§ 297. In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer
In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer division and there already exists an organized deck division, men and women of the artificer branch may be additionally enrolled in the deck division with those ratings as they may be qualified to fill, until there is a sufficient number of them to form a separate engineer division. Any men and women in the artificer branch may be rated in the various petty officersâ ratings in the artificer branch of the naval service that they are qualified to fill. In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form a marine company and there is already existing in that locality a deck division of the Naval Militia, a marine section may be organized with one officer and not less than twenty enlisted marines.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 297 cover?
Section 297 ("In a locality where there are insufficient persons available to form an engineer") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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