California

Government Code

21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 26220 — (a) The board of supervisors may, by a four-fifths vote of its members, assign for purposes of collection, under any terms and conditions that the board may prescribe, any or all delinquent bills, cla
• § 26220.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 26220, in Orange County, upon a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors may sell or assign, for purposes of securing any financing of the sam
• § 26221 — As a prerequisite to assignment under Section 26220, the board of supervisors shall require the collection agency to furnish a bond in the sum of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) payable t
• § 26222 — The assignee, through an attorney duly licensed to practice in this State, may invoke legal process in the collection of obligations assigned.
• § 26223 — Any of the revenues received by a county under a sales and use tax adopted by the board of supervisors in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.
• § 26224 — The board of supervisors of any county may contract with any community council or council on social planning functioning within the county, which council has as a primary purpose the promotion of the
• § 26225 — The board of supervisors of one or more counties may authorize studies of the feasibility of a high-speed transit system, to operate in one or more counties.
• § 26226 — The board of supervisors of one or more counties may loan up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to a transit district located wholly or partially within such county or counties for transit planning a
• § 26227 — The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate and expend money from the general fund of the county to establish county programs or to fund other programs deemed by the board of supervisors to
• § 26227.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Board” means the board of supervisors of the county.
• § 26229 — Nothing in any other provision of law shall prohibit the board of supervisors of a county having a population in excess of 6,000,000 persons from establishing by ordinance a department or agency into
• § 26230 — As a means of implementing a county underground utility ordinance adopted to remove existing overhead utility lines and to require property owners served by the lines, to prepare their properties to a
• § 26231 — (a) For purposes of this section, “broadband internet access service” has the same meaning as defined in Section 53167.
• § 26301 — Subject to the provisions of this chapter, boards of supervisors in their respective counties shall have authority to undertake and to issue revenue bonds to finance the following public improvements:
• § 26302 — Each separate improvement shall be designated as a “project.
• § 26303 — If in the opinion of the board, it is advisable that any project be acquired, constructed or completed, in whole or in part, it shall cause a report thereon to be made by any appropriate county office
• § 26304 — If the report is approved by the board, the board may adopt a resolution declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition, construction or completion of the project or of a desi
• § 26305 — The board has full charge of the acquisition, construction and completion of all projects authorized by it and may proceed with such work subject to the availability of funds therefor.
• § 26306 — The board may institute any proceedings and acquire all real property necessary therefor on such terms and conditions as it deems advisable.
• § 26306.5 — It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of evading any provisions of this chapter which require such wo
• § 26307 — Title to all property acquired under this chapter and the revenue and income therefrom shall be in the name of the county.
• § 26308 — So long as any bonds issued are outstanding and unpaid, the operation, maintenance, control, repair, construction, alteration and improvement of any project acquired, constructed or completed under th
• § 26309 — The board may only use for the payment of the acquisition, construction, completion, maintenance, or insurance of any project undertaken under the authority of this chapter, the proceeds of revenue bo
• § 26310 — The board may insure against any accident to or destruction of any project or any part thereof.
• § 26311 — The board may insure against loss of revenue from any cause whatever and the proceeds of such insurance shall be used solely for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon.
• § 26312 — The board may insure against public liability or property damage in connection with any project.
• § 26313 — This chapter provides an alternative procedure to that otherwise provided by law for undertaking the improvements authorized herein and shall not operate to limit or control the authority of the board
• § 26315 — The board shall issue revenue bonds in the name of the county.
• § 26316 — The board shall determine the time, form and manner of the issuance of revenue bonds.
• § 26317 — The board may enter into indentures providing for the aggregate principal amount, date, or dates, maturities, interest rate, denominations, form, registration transfer and interchange of such bonds an
• § 26318 — An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may include such covenants and agreements on the part of the board as the board deems necessary or advisable for the better security of the bonds issued
• § 26319 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to pay or cause to be paid punctually the principal of all such bonds and the interest thereon on the date
• § 26320 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to continuously operate all improvements acquired, constructed, or completed, in whole or in part, from th
• § 26321 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to make all needful and necessary repairs, renewals and replacements to any improvements and to keep them
• § 26322 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and
• § 26323 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged from the funds available for that purpose all lawf
• § 26324 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder which limits, restricts, or prohibits any right, power or privilege of the board to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, leas
• § 26325 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to fix, prescribe and collect fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges in connection with the services
• § 26326 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to hold in trust the revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, or to any res
• § 26327 — An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the board to apply the proceeds of the sale of any issue of bonds for the acquiring, constructing, or completing of any improvement or any part
• § 26328 — An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the board to issue additional bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing or completing any improvement or any part thereof.
• § 26329 — An indenture may include a clause requiring, specifying or limiting the kind, amount and character of insurance to be maintained by the board on any improvement, or any part thereof, and the use and d
• § 26330 — An indenture may include a clause providing the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds then or thereafter issued may become or be declared due and payable pr
• § 26331 — An indenture may include a clause designating the rights, limitations, powers and duties arising upon breach by the board of any of the covenants, conditions, or obligations contained in any indenture
• § 26332 — An indenture may include a clause prescribing a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the board and the vote or writt
• § 26333 — The indenture may include a clause providing for such other acts and matters as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the bonds or to make the bonds more marketable.
• § 26334 — The board may designate a bank or trust company, qualified to do business in this State, as a trustee for the holders of bonds issued hereunder, and may authorize the trustee to act on behalf of the h
• § 26335 — The board shall fix and determine the conditions upon which any trustee shall receive, hold or disburse any or all revenues collected for or on account of the bondholders.
• § 26336 — The board may issue bonds in series or may divide any issue into one or more divisions and fix different maturities or dates of such bonds, different rates of interest, or prescribe different terms an
• § 26337 — Bonds may be issued as coupon bonds or as registered bonds.
• § 26338 — Bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 8 percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually or in part annually and in part semiannually.
• § 26339 — Bonds may be callable upon such terms, conditions, and upon such notice as the board may determine, and upon the payment of the premium fixed by the board in the proceedings for the issuance of the bo
• § 26340 — The board may provide for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds at any place within or without the State of California, and in specified coin or currency of the United States.
• § 26341 — The board may provide for the execution and authentication of bonds by the manual, lithographed or printed facsimile signature of officers of the board.
• § 26342 — Bonds shall bear dates prescribed by the board.
• § 26343 — The board may fix terms and conditions for the sale or other disposition of any authorized issue of bonds.
• § 26344 — The board may provide for the security of bonds.
• § 26345 — Interest on bonds may be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds during the actual construction of any project for the acquisition, construction or completion of which the bonds have been is
• § 26346 — The board may provide in the proceedings for the issuance of bonds that the bonds and the interest thereon constitute such lien upon the revenues of any project acquired, constructed or completed from
• § 26347 — Pending the actual issuance or delivery of revenue bonds, the board may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates or receipts of any denominations whatsoever, and with or without coupons, to be e
• § 26348 — All bonds, and the interest or income therefrom, are exempt from all taxation in this State other than gift, inheritance and estate taxes.
• § 26349 — The bonds issued under this chapter, except for those revenue bonds issued pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 26400.
• § 26350 — The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds for the purpose of redeeming or retiring any revenue bonds issued by the board.
• § 26351 — Funding or refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to provide funds for the payment of all bonds to be funded or refunded thereby, and in addition for the payment of all expense
• § 26352 — All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are negotiable instruments, except when registered in the name of a registered owner.
• § 26353 — An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 26360 — The board shall fix the rental rates, fees and all other charges to be made for all facilities furnished, acquired, constructed or completed under this chapter for the use thereof by any persons utili
• § 26361 — The board may lease all or any portion or portions of the project, or of any of the lands, improvements, concessions, facilities or other property comprising a part of the project.
• § 26362 — Every contract entered into by the board for the use of any project or part thereof, acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds shall incorporate by reference th
• § 26365 — The board may include, in an indenture for the issuance of revenue bonds, a clause that no competitive projects will be acquired or constructed by the board as long as any of the bonds issued under an
• § 26366 — The board may also include in an indenture for the issuance of bonds a clause that no project acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of revenue bonds shall be used without charge therefo
• § 26370 — The holder of any bond issued pursuant to this chapter may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding, require and compel the performance of any of the duties imposed upon the board or its officers,
• § 26371 — While any revenue bonds issued by the board remain outstanding, the powers and duties of the board shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will adversely affect the interest and rights
• § 26386 — The board may accept contributions or appropriations from the United States of America, the State of California, or any department or agency of either thereof, or from any city, city and county, polit
• § 26387 — The board may enter into any contract, arrangement or agreement with the United States, the State or any other municipal corporation or public agency and may cooperate with the United States, the Stat
• § 26388 — The board may cooperate and contract with the United States under the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, approved October 3, 1944, and any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto or any ot
• § 26389 — The board may authorize or direct any county officer, employee or department to perform services for or in connection with the development, construction, maintenance or operation of any project and th
• § 26390 — The board may provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of any project upon any lands owned by the county without regard to the manner in which such lands were acquired, and if such land
• § 26393 — The proceeds from the sale of all bonds authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of a bond fund or enterprise fund, one of which the treasur
• § 26394 — If any surplus shall exist in a bond fund or enterprise fund, after the payment in full of all costs of acquisition, construction and completion of the project for which the revenue bonds were issued,
• § 26395 — The board may provide for the payment of the interest becoming due and payment on the principal of revenue bonds prior to and during the period of actual construction of the project for which the bond
• § 26396 — Moneys in a bond fund or enterprise fund not required to meet acquisition or construction costs or expenses payable from the construction fund or interest on the bonds, may be invested in bonds and ot
• § 26397 — All revenues received from the operation of the project acquired, constructed or completed by the board shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of either an enterprise fund or a special r
• § 26398 — This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its objects and purposes and to finance the construction of needed public improvements through the medium of revenue bonds and to protect the hol
• § 26399 — “Bonds” as used in this chapter means the written evidence of any obligation incurred by the board payable out of revenues as provided in this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out
• § 26400 — “Revenue” as used in this chapter shall mean all fees, rates, charges, rentals or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the board from the operation of any
• § 26400.4 — This chapter shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors, either at a general or a special election, shall submit to the electors of the county the question as to whether the b
• § 26400.50 — This article applies only to the County of Orange and the County of Sacramento and is in addition to any other authority contained in this chapter.
• § 26400.51 — The board of supervisors may issue bonds pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, improvement, and development of property, real and
• § 26400.52 — Bonds may be issued pursuant to this article under terms and conditions that the board of supervisors determines to be reasonable and without compliance with Section 26338, 26343, 26361, 26362, or 263
• § 26400.53 — Notwithstanding the first two sentences of Section 26307, nothing in this chapter requires the board of supervisors to pledge for the payment of any bonds issued pursuant to this article any real or p
• § 26401 — Subject to the provisions of this chapter, boards of supervisors in their respective counties shall have authority to undertake and to issue revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, construction, mai
• § 26402 — Incinerators may be acquired, constructed, maintained and operated either individually or in groups.
• § 26403 — If in the opinion of the board, it is advisable that any project be acquired, constructed or completed, in whole or in part, it shall cause a report thereon to be made by any appropriate county office
• § 26404 — If the report is approved by the board, the board may adopt a resolution declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition, construction or completion of the project or of a desi
• § 26405 — The board has full charge of the acquisition, construction and completion of all projects authorized by it and may proceed with such work subject to the availability of funds therefor.
• § 26406 — The board may institute any proceedings and acquire all real property necessary therefor on such terms and conditions as it deems advisable.
• § 26406.5 — It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of evading any provisions of this chapter which require such wo
• § 26407 — Title to all property acquired under this chapter and the revenue and income therefrom shall be in the name of the county.
• § 26408 — So long as any bonds issued are outstanding and unpaid, the operation, maintenance, control, repair, construction, alteration and improvement of any project acquired, constructed or completed under th
• § 26409 — The board may use for the payment of the acquisition, construction, completion, maintenance, operation or insurance of any project undertaken under the authority of this chapter, only the proceeds of
• § 26410 — The board may insure against any accident to or destruction of any project or any part thereof.
• § 26411 — The board may insure against loss of revenue from any cause whatever and the proceeds of such insurance shall be used solely for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon.
• § 26412 — The board may insure against public liability or property damage in connection with any project.
• § 26413 — This chapter provides an alternative procedure to that otherwise provided by law for undertaking the improvements authorized herein and shall not operate to limit or control the authority of the board
• § 26415 — The board shall issue revenue bonds in the name of the county.
• § 26416 — The board shall determine the time, form and manner of the issuance of revenue bonds.
• § 26417 — The board may enter into indentures providing for the aggregate principal amount, date, or dates, maturities, interest rate, denominations, form, registration transfer and interchange of such bonds an
• § 26418 — An indenture pursuant to which bonds are issued may include such covenants and agreements on the part of the board as the board deems necessary or advisable for the better security of the bonds issued
• § 26419 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to pay or cause to be paid punctually the principal of all such bonds and the interest thereon on the date
• § 26420 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to continuously operate all projects acquired, constructed, or completed, in whole or in part, from the pr
• § 26421 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to make all needful and necessary repairs, renewals and replacements to any project and to keep it at all
• § 26422 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and
• § 26423 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged from the funds available for that purpose all lawf
• § 26424 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder which limits, restricts, or prohibits any right, power or privilege of the board to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, leas
• § 26425 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to fix, prescribe and collect fees, tolls, rentals or other charges in connection with the services and fa
• § 26426 — An indenture may include a clause relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the board to hold in trust the revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, or to any res
• § 26427 — An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the board to apply the proceeds of the sale of any issue of bonds for the acquiring, constructing, or completing of any project or any part ther
• § 26428 — An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the board to issue additional bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing or completing any improvement or any part thereof.
• § 26429 — An indenture may include a clause requiring, specifying or limiting the kind, amount and character of insurance to be maintained by the board on any project, or any part thereof, and the use and dispo
• § 26430 — An indenture may include a clause providing the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds then or thereafter issued may become or be declared due and payable pr
• § 26431 — An indenture may include a clause designating the rights, limitations, powers and duties arising upon breach by the board of any of the covenants, conditions, or obligations contained in any indenture
• § 26432 — An indenture may include a clause prescribing a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the board and the vote or writt
• § 26433 — The indenture may include a clause providing for such other acts and matters as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the bonds or to make the bonds more marketable.
• § 26434 — The board may designate a bank or trust company, qualified to do business in this State, as a trustee for the holders of bonds issued hereunder, and may authorize the trustee to act on behalf of the h
• § 26435 — The board shall fix and determine the conditions upon which any trustee shall receive, hold or disburse any or all revenues collected for or on account of the bondholders.
• § 26436 — The board may issue bonds in series or may divide any issue into one or more divisions and fix different maturities or dates of such bonds, different rates of interest, or prescribe different terms an
• § 26437 — Bonds may be issued as coupon bonds or as registered bonds.
• § 26438 — Bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 8 percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually or in part annually and in part semiannually.
• § 26439 — Bonds may be callable upon such terms, conditions, and upon such notice as the board may determine, and upon the payment of the premium fixed by the board in the proceedings for the issuance of the bo
• § 26440 — The board may provide for the payment of the principal and interest of bonds at any place within or without the State of California, and in specified coin or currency of the United States.
• § 26441 — The board may provide for the execution and authentication of bonds by the manual, lithographed or printed facsimile signature of officers of the board.
• § 26442 — Bonds shall bear dates prescribed by the board.
• § 26443 — The board may fix terms and conditions for the sale or other disposition of any authorized issue of bonds.
• § 26444 — The board may provide for the security of the bonds.
• § 26445 — Interest on bonds may be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds during the actual construction of any project for the acquisition, construction or completion of which the bonds have been is
• § 26446 — The board may provide in the proceedings for the issuance of bonds that the bonds and the interest thereon constitute such lien upon the revenues of any project acquired, constructed or completed from
• § 26447 — Pending the actual issuance or delivery of revenue bonds, the board may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates or receipts of any denominations whatsoever, and with or without coupons, to be e
• § 26448 — All bonds, and the interest or income therefrom, are exempt from all taxation in this State other than gift, inheritance and estate taxes.
• § 26449 — All bonds issued under this chapter shall be legal investments for both public and private funds.
• § 26450 — The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds for the purpose of redeeming or retiring any revenue bonds issued by the board.
• § 26451 — Funding or refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to provide funds for the payment of all bonds to be funded or refunded thereby, and in addition for the payment of all expense
• § 26452 — All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are negotiable instruments, except when registered in the name of a registered owner.
• § 26453 — An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 26460 — The board shall fix the rates, fees and all other charges to be made for all projects, services or facilities furnished, acquired, constructed or completed under this chapter for the use thereof by an
• § 26461 — Every contract entered into by the board for the use of any project or the services or facilities thereof, acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds shall incor
• § 26465 — The board may include, in an indenture for the issuance of revenue bonds, a clause that no competitive projects will be acquired or constructed by the board as long as any of the bonds issued under an
• § 26466 — The board may also include in an indenture for the issuance of bonds a clause that no project or the facilities or services thereof acquired, constructed or completed from the proceeds of revenue bond
• § 26470 — The holder of any bond issued pursuant to this chapter may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding, require and compel the performance of any of the duties imposed upon the board or its officers,
• § 26471 — While any revenue bonds issued by the board remain outstanding, the powers and duties of the board shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will adversely affect the interest and rights
• § 26475 — The board may accept contributions or appropriations from the United States of America, the State of California, or any department or agency of either thereof, or from any city, city and county, polit
• § 26476 — The board may enter into any contract, arrangement or agreement with the State or any other municipal corporation or public agency and may cooperate with the State or any other municipal corporation o
• § 26477 — The board may cooperate and contract with the United States under the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, approved October 3, 1944, and any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto or any ot
• § 26478 — The board may authorize or direct any county officer, employee or department to perform services for or in connection with the development, construction, maintenance or operation of any project and th
• § 26479 — The board may provide for the construction, maintenance and operation of any project upon any lands owned by the county without regard to the manner in which such lands were acquired, and if such land
• § 26480 — The proceeds from the sale of all bonds authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of a bond fund or enterprise fund, one of which the treasur
• § 26481 — If any surplus shall exist in a bond fund or enterprise fund after the payment in full of all costs of acquisition, construction and completion of the project for which the revenue bonds were issued,
• § 26482 — The board may provide for the payment of the interest becoming due and payment on the principal of revenue bonds prior to and during the period of actual construction of the project for which the bond
• § 26483 — Moneys in a bond fund or enterprise fund not required to meet acquisition or constructions costs or expenses payable from the construction fund or interest on the bonds, may be invested in bonds and o
• § 26484 — All revenues received from the operation of the project acquired, constructed or completed by the board shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of either an enterprise fund or a special r
• § 26485 — This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its objects and purposes and to finance the construction of needed public improvements through the medium of revenue bonds and to protect the hol
• § 26486 — “Bonds” as used in this chapter means the written evidence of any obligation incurred by the board payable out of revenues as provided in this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out
• § 26487 — “Revenue” as used in this chapter shall mean all fees, rates, charges, rentals or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the board from the operation of any
• § 26488 — This chapter shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors, either at a general or a special election, shall submit to the electors of the county the question as to whether the b
• § 26490 — The board of supervisors may designate an existing county historical commission or county museum commission to foster and promote the preservation of historical records.
• § 26500 — The district attorney is the public prosecutor, except as otherwise provided by law.
• § 26500.5 — The district attorney may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project or program to improve the administration of justice.
• § 26501 — The district attorney shall institute proceedings before magistrates for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public offenses when he has information that such offenses have b
• § 26502 — The district attorney shall draw all indictments and informations.
• § 26503 — The district attorney shall deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity and file duplicates with the county treasurer.
• § 26504 — On the first Monday of each month, or at more frequent intervals as may be directed by the board of supervisors, the district attorney shall account for all money received by him in his official capac
• § 26505 — If the district attorney refuses or neglects to so account for and pay over money received by him, he is liable for such refusal or neglect upon his official bond.
• § 26506 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proceeds of civil penalties or other monetary awards recovered in any civil action brought jointly in the name of the people of the State of California
• § 26507 — A district attorney, city attorney, or any combination thereof, may, in agreement with other district attorneys or city attorneys, act jointly in prosecuting a civil cause of action of benefit to his
• § 26508 — A district attorney, with the concurrence of the district attorney of another county and the boards of supervisors of both affected counties, may provide to the district attorney of such other county
• § 26509 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any provision making records confidential, and including Title 1.
• § 26520 — The district attorney shall render legal services to the county without fee and may render legal services to school districts and to other local public entities as requested.
• § 26520.5 — The district attorney or county counsel may, with the approval of the county board of supervisors, provide legal services to an association or nonprofit corporation which contracts with a county for t
• § 26521 — The district attorney shall defend all suits brought against the state in his or her county or against his or her county wherever brought, and prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the courts of re
• § 26522 — Upon request of any board of education, board of school trustees, or high school board, the district attorney may prepare all the legal papers and forms necessary for the voting of school bond issues
• § 26523 — Upon request of the auditor or treasurer, the district attorney shall defend or prosecute any action brought by or against the auditor or treasurer for the purpose of testing the validity or constitut
• § 26525 — If the board of supervisors without authority of law orders any amount paid as salary, fees, or for any other purposes and the money is actually paid, or if any county officer draws any warrant in his
• § 26526 — The county counsel, or if none the district attorney, is the legal adviser of the board of supervisors.
• § 26527 — The district attorney except for his own services shall not present any claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county nor in any way advocate the relief asked or any claim or demand made
• § 26528 — The district attorney may, and when directed by the board of supervisors shall, bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State of California to abate a public nuisance in his county.
• § 26528.5 — The board of supervisors of any county may authorize the county counsel in lieu of the district attorney to file the petition to remove or destroy neglected or abandoned plants or crops under Chapter
• § 26529 — (a) In counties that have a county counsel, the county counsel shall discharge all the duties vested in the district attorney by Sections 26520, 26522, 26523, and 26526.
• § 26530 — Unless otherwise designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 5114 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the district attorney shall represent the county in proceedings under Part 1 (com
• § 26540 — A district attorney shall not during his incumbency defend or assist in the defense of, or act as counsel for, any person accused of any crime in any county.
• § 26541 — A district attorney shall not during his incumbency defend or assist in the defense of, or act as counsel for, any defendant in any eminent domain action or proceeding in which the State or any state
• § 26542 — If the office of district attorney is vacant the duties of the office may be temporarily discharged by a chief deputy district attorney, assistant or deputy district attorney, as the case may be, next
• § 26543 — A district attorney or county counsel shall not during his incumbency act as counsel for any private plaintiff in any action or proceeding in which a city, district, or political subdivision of the St
• § 26600 — The sheriff shall preserve peace, and to accomplish this object may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project of crime prevention, rehabilitation of persons previously convicted of crime, or t
• § 26601 — The sheriff shall arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense.
• § 26602 — The sheriff shall prevent and suppress any affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections that come to his or her knowledge, and investigate public offenses which have been committed.
• § 26604 — The sheriff shall command the aid of as many inhabitants of the sheriff’s county as he or she thinks necessary in the execution of his or her duties.
• § 26605 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except in counties in which the sheriff, as of July 1, 1993, is not in charge of and the sole and exclusive authority to keep the county jail and the prison
• § 26605.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no deputy sheriff shall be required to become a custodial or other officer involuntarily.
• § 26605.5 — (a) The sheriff has the authority, after conferring with a physician who is neither a county employee nor under a preexisting contract with the county, to release from a county correctional facility f
• § 26605.6 — (a) The sheriff, or his or her designee, has the authority, after conferring with a physician who has oversight for providing medical care at a county jail, or that physician’s designee, to release fr