Open Examinations
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that they are applying to the division in which they desire to test. Each division has specific counties that they conduct tests for applicants. To see which counties a division conducts tests, click this information button -
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Examinations are usually administered only in the following counties/areas:
NORTHERN DIVISION: (Humboldt and Shasta)
VALLEY DIVISION: (Butte, Sacramento, and San Joaquin)
GOLDEN GATE DIVISION: (Alameda, Contra Costa, North Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma)
CENTRAL DIVISION: (Fresno, Kern, Merced, Stanislaus, and Tulare)
SOUTHERN DIVISION: (Los Angeles)
BORDER DIVISION: (Orange, San Diego, Imperial, East Riverside - Temecula, Murrieta, Hemet, Beaumont, Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto)
COASTAL DIVISION: (Monterey, Santa Barbara, South Santa Clara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo)
INLAND DIVISION: (West Riverside and San Bernardino)
Do not apply to multiple examinations within the same enrollment period (unless noted otherwise).