§ 1028 Public Employee Communist Ban

Government Code·California

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•If you work for the government, you can get fired if you join or support the Communist Party.
•You can also get fired if you join any group that wants to violently overthrow the U.S. or state government.
•You must know the group's violent goals to be fired—just being a member without knowing isn’t enough.

Example

A teacher joins a group that secretly plans to use violence to take over the government.

If the teacher knows about the group’s violent plans, they can be fired from their job.

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§ 1028 Public Employee Communist Ban

It shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal of any public employee when such public employee advocates or is knowingly a member of the Communist Party or of an organization which during the time of his membership he knows advocates overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state by force or violence. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1646.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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public employee Communist Party overthrow of the Government force or violence

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 1028.

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