(a) No person shall be appointed as a member of the California Highway Patrol who is not a citizen of the United States.
(b) A member of the patrol appointed prior to the effective date of this act who is not a United States citizen shall become a United States citizen at the earliest possible time. Inability or failure to comply with this subdivision shall result in termination of employment.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 382, Sec. 1.)