California · Government Code

GOV §29601: The following expenses of the district attorney and the sheriff are county charges: (a) Traveling and other personal expenses incurred in criminal cases arising in the county and in civil actions and

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute specifies which expenses of the district attorney and sheriff are paid by the county, including travel costs in criminal and civil cases and costs of crime detection and prosecution.

Read the full statutory text

The following expenses of the district attorney and the sheriff are county charges: (a) Traveling and other personal expenses incurred in criminal cases arising in the county and in civil actions and proceedings in which the county is interested. (b) All other expenses necessarily incurred by either of them: (1) In the detection of crime. Except as to violations of Section 23152 of the Vehicle Code, this section does not apply to the detection of those crimes declared to be misdemeanors by the Vehicle Code. (2) In the prosecution of criminal cases, and in civil actions and proceedings and all other matters in which the county is interested, or in which any officer or employee, or former officer or employee, of the county is a defendant in an action for damages instituted for any act performed by him or her in good faith in furtherance of his or her duty while in the employ of the county and in which the district attorney is authorized to represent him or her.

Verify at the official source: California legislative text

Facing this? Know exactly what happens next.

MOFRD turns this code section into your situation: the deadlines that apply to you, the forms your county uses, and the resolution paths people in your position actually take. Free for 3 days — no card required.

Start your matter free Ask Law Link about this code

This page is legal information, not legal advice. Code text is sourced from official publications and may lag amendments — always confirm at the official source linked above. Plain-English summaries and relationship data are AI-derived and reviewed on an ongoing basis; verify with a licensed attorney before acting.