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CA Govt Code § 27435 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 8.5 - Public Guardian|Section 27435.

27435.  (a) Necessary expenses of the public guardian in the conduct of any guardianship or any conservatorship estate may be advanced by the county. If so ordered by the board of supervisors, those expenses are a county charge, but the county shall be reimbursed therefor out of funds or property of the estate by the public guardian as soon as, and to the extent that, funds or property become available.(b) As a means of advancing necessary expenses of a public guardian, the county board of supervisors may establish a revolving fund to be used by the public guardian. The revolving fund shall be established pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 29460) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 17. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.)
CA Govt Code § 27436 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 8.5 - Public Guardian|Section 27436.

27436.  The board of supervisors may designate who shall be authorized as public representative payee, and designate the public guardian to collect any fees authorized by the board of supervisors for public representative payee services.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 17. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.)
CA Govt Code § 27440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27440.

27440.  If the public administrator fails to qualify or fails to perform in person the duties of his office, the coroner shall be ex officio public administrator. If both the public administrator and the coroner fail to qualify or to perform the duties of the office, the board of supervisors shall appoint a suitable person as public administrator. All laws applicable to the qualification, powers, duties, and compensation of the public administrator shall apply to the coroner or appointee of the board.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27441 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27441.

27441.  The public administrator shall charge and collect such fees as are allowed by law.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27442 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27442.

27442.  If the public administrator is salaried and all fees and charges allowed him are paid or turned over to the county, then all fees and charges incurred by him for the benefit of any estate in which the assets prove insufficient therefor are county charges.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 319.)
CA Govt Code § 27443 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27443.

27443.  Every person holding the office of public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator and any deputy or agent of such officer is guilty of a crime who:(a) Purchases, directly or indirectly, the property of any estate or a claim against any estate administered by any public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator in his official capacity, or(b) Acts upon any transaction or expenditure in connection with the administration of an estate by the public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator in his official capacity, when he has a financial interest in such transaction or expenditure, or, having knowledge of such interest, is associated in business with anyone who has such an interest.Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not be applicable to any act specifically authorized by court order.Any violation of this section is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. Upon conviction of this section a person forfeits his office. This section is not intended to preclude prosecution under any other provisions of the criminal law which are otherwise applicable.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 133. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Govt Code § 27443.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27443.5.

27443.5.  Employees in the office of public administrator, public guardian, or public conservator shall be subject to the provisions of Section 27443; provided that, the restrictions of Section 27443 shall apply only with respect to the administration of estates by their employing officer.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1046.)
CA Govt Code § 27444 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 9 - Public Administrator|Section 27444.

27444.  The authority of the public administrator ceases upon termination of his or her tenure in the office of public administrator, and his or her authority vests in the successor in the office of public administrator. If letters have been issued to “the public administrator” of the county, the letters are sufficient to authorize action by the successor and new letters need not be issued.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 18. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.)
CA Govt Code § 27640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27640.

27640.  In any county a county counsel may be appointed by the board of supervisors.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1341.)
CA Govt Code § 27641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27641.

27641.  The county counsel shall serve for four years from the time of his appointment and until his successor is appointed, subject to the following:(a) He may be removed at any time by proceedings under Article 3 (commencing at Section 3060) of Chapter 7 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(b) He may be removed at any time by the board of supervisors for neglect of duty, malfeasance or misconduct in office, or other good cause shown, upon written accusation to be filed with the board of supervisors, by a person not a member of the board, and heard by the board and sustained by a three-fifths vote of the board. When an accusation has been so filed with the board, the board may direct the district attorney to investigate and present the accusation or may employ private counsel for that purpose. All testimony before the board shall be under oath or affirmation administered by the board. The board is hereby vested with the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and testimony and shall make such processes available to the accused. A copy of the accusation shall be personally served upon the accused and he shall be given not less than 10 days’ time in which to file a written answer to the accusation. If, after hearing, it appears to the satisfaction of the board that the accusation has been substantiated, the board shall so notify the accused by mail. Such notice shall specifically state the findings and judgment of the board, and the board shall thereupon forthwith remove the accused from office and shall immediately appoint his successor.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1389.)
CA Govt Code § 27641.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27641.1.

27641.1.  The residence qualifications for eligibility to a county or district office, required by Section 24001, may be waived by the board of supervisors as to any candidate or applicant for the office of county counsel in such county.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1383.)
CA Govt Code § 27642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27642.

27642.  Whenever the board of supervisors appoints a county counsel pursuant to this chapter, he shall discharge all the duties vested by law in the district attorney other than those of a public prosecutor.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27643.

27643.  The board of supervisors may by ordinance require that the county counsel shall act as attorney for the public administrator in all estates in which he or she is executor, administrator with the will annexed, or administrator, where he or she has priority for appointment as established by law, including all cases under Section 7660 of the Probate Code. However, in the case of a noncharter county or a charter county where there is no conflict with the county charter, the public administrator may employ private counsel (a) in those estates in which he or she is nominated and would not otherwise have priority, (b) for those estates in which he or she is appointed administrator with the will annexed, or administrator pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400) of Division 7 of the Probate Code, and (c) in those estates in which he or she is appointed administrator with the will annexed for the reason the executor nominated in the will has refused to serve. In those matters where the county counsel furnishes representation the county counsel shall collect the attorney’s fees allowed by law and pay them into the county treasury.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1199, Sec. 19. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 119 of Ch. 1199.)
CA Govt Code § 27644 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27644.

27644.  The board of supervisors shall furnish the county counsel with such assistants as will enable him to perform properly the duties of his office.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27645.

27645.  Subject to Section 26520, the county counsel shall represent and advise the officers and employees of special districts organized within the county and shall have exclusive charge and control of all civil actions and proceedings in which special districts, their officers or employees are concerned or are parties when:(a) The governing board of the special district requests the county counsel to so act;(b) The governing board of the special district is composed in whole or in part of persons who are also members of the county board of supervisors; and(c) No specific provision is made in the law under which the special district is organized for the district to obtain legal services.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 800.)
CA Govt Code § 27646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27646.

27646.  Upon designation by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 5114 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the county counsel shall represent the county in proceedings under Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1627.)
CA Govt Code § 27647 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27647.

27647.  (a) If requested to do so by the superior court of the county of the county counsel, or by any judge thereof, and insofar as such duties are not in conflict with, and do not interfere with, other duties, the county counsel may represent any such court or judge thereof in all matters and questions of law pertaining to any of such judge’s duties, including any representation authorized by Section 68111 and representation in all civil actions and proceedings in any court in which with respect to the court’s or judge’s official capacity, such court or judge is concerned or is a party.(b) This section does not apply to any of the following:(1) Any criminal proceedings in which a judge is a defendant.(2) Any grand jury proceedings.(3) Any proceeding before the Commission on Judicial Qualifications.(4) Any civil action or proceeding arising out of facts under which the judge was convicted of a criminal offense in a criminal proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 144. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Govt Code § 27648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 12 - County Counsel|Section 27648.

27648.  If, because of a declared conflict of interest, any judge, who is otherwise entitled to representation pursuant to Section 825, 995, or 27647, is required to retain his own counsel, such judge is entitled to recover from the appropriate public entity such reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses as were necessarily incurred thereby.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 745.)
CA Govt Code § 27700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27700.

27700.  The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of public defender for the county. Any county may join with one or more counties to establish and maintain the office of public defender to serve such counties.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
CA Govt Code § 27701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27701.

27701.  A person is not eligible to the office of public defender unless he has been a practicing attorney in all of the courts of the State for at least the year preceding the date of his election or appointment.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27702.

27702.  At the time of establishing the office the board of supervisors shall determine whether the public defender is to be appointed or elected.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27703.

27703.  If the public defender of any county is to be appointed, he shall be appointed by the board of supervisors to serve at its will. The public defender of any two or more counties shall be appointed by the boards of supervisors of such counties.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
CA Govt Code § 27704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27704.

27704.  If the public defender is to be elected:(a) The board of supervisors shall appoint a public defender who shall hold office until the first Monday in January following the next general election of county officers.(b) The first election of a public defender shall be held at the first general election of county officials after the establishment of the office.(c) The term of office of the public defender is four years from and after the first Monday in January following his election.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
CA Govt Code § 27705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27705.

27705.  In counties of the first, second and third classes, the public defender shall devote all his time to the duties of his office and shall not engage in the practice of law except in the capacity of public defender.(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
CA Govt Code § 27705.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27705.1.

27705.1.  A public defender 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, except as set forth in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
CA Govt Code § 27706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27706.

27706.  The public defender shall perform the following duties:(a) Upon request of the defendant or upon order of the court, the public defender shall defend, without expense to the defendant, any person who is not financially able to employ counsel and who is charged with the commission of any contempt or offense triable in the superior courts at all stages of the proceedings, including the preliminary examination. The public defender shall, upon request, give counsel and advice to such person about any charge against the person upon which the public defender is conducting the defense, and shall prosecute all appeals to a higher court or courts of any person who has been convicted, where, in the opinion of the public defender, the appeal will or might reasonably be expected to result in the reversal or modification of the judgment of conviction.(b) Upon request, the public defender shall prosecute actions for the collection of wages and other demands of any person who is not financially able to employ counsel, where the sum involved does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100), and where, in the judgment of the public defender, the claim urged is valid and enforceable in the courts.(c) Upon request, the public defender shall defend any person who is not financially able to employ counsel in any civil litigation in which, in the judgment of the public defender, the person is being persecuted or unjustly harassed.(d) Upon request, or upon order of the court, the public defender shall represent any person who is not financially able to employ counsel in proceedings under Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code and Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(e) Upon order of the court, the public defender shall represent any person who is entitled to be represented by counsel but is not financially able to employ counsel in proceedings under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 500) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(f) Upon order of the court the public defender shall represent any person who is required to have counsel pursuant to Section 686.1 of the Penal Code.(g) Upon the order of the court or upon the request of the person involved, the public defender may represent any person who is not financially able to employ counsel in a proceeding of any nature relating to the nature or conditions of detention, of other restrictions prior to adjudication, of treatment, or of punishment resulting from criminal or juvenile proceedings.(h) This section shall become operative July 1, 2021.(Repealed (in Sec. 12) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 13. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 27707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27707.

27707.  (a) The court in which the proceeding is pending may make the final determination in each case as to whether a defendant or person described in Section 27706 is financially able to employ counsel and qualifies for the services of the public defender. The public defender shall, however, render legal services as provided in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of Section 27706 for any person the public defender determines is not financially able to employ counsel until such time as a contrary determination is made by the court. If a contrary determination is made, the public defender thereafter may not render services for such person except in a proceeding to review the determination of that issue or in an unrelated proceeding. In order to assist the court or public defender in making the determination, the court or the public defender may require a defendant or person requesting services of the public defender to file a financial statement under penalty of perjury. The financial statement shall be confidential and privileged and shall not be admissible as evidence in any criminal proceeding except the prosecution of an alleged offense of perjury based upon false material contained in the financial statement. The financial statement shall be made available to the prosecution only for purposes of investigation of an alleged offense of perjury based upon false material contained in the financial statement at the conclusion of the proceedings for which such financial statement was required to be submitted.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.(Repealed (in Sec. 14) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 15. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 27707.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS|PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS|CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender|Section 27707.1.

27707.1.  The boards of supervisors of two or more counties may authorize their respective public defenders to enter into reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements whereby a deputy public defender of one county may be assigned on a temporary basis to perform public defender duties in the county to which he has been assigned in actions or proceedings in which the public defender of the county to which the deputy has been assigned has properly refused to represent a party because of a conflict of interest or because of some other present inability.For purposes of this section, the term “present inability” shall include a lack of personnel, lack of expertise, or lack of other resources by the local office.Whenever a deputy public defender is assigned to perform public defender duties in another county pursuant to such an agreement, the county to which he is assigned shall reimburse the county in which he is regularly employed in an amount equal to the portion of his regular salary for the time he performs public defender duties in the county to which he has been assigned. The deputy public defender shall also receive from the county to which he has been assigned the amount of actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred by him in traveling between his regular place of employment and the place of employment in the county to which he has been assigned.A board of supervisors may also authorize the reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements provided for in this section with the State Public Defender.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 59.5. Effective July 1, 1983.)