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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 1 - Duties Generally › Section 27563.

27563. In all surveys the courses shall be expressed according to the true meridian, and the variation of the magnetic meridian from the true meridian shall be expressed on the plat with the date of the survey.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 1 - Duties Generally › Section 27564.

27564. Within 90 days after making any survey which adjoins or crosses any lands owned by the State, excluding tax-deeded lands but including school lands, swamp and overflow lands, or tidelands, any navigable stream or slough, or any county boundary, each surveyor shall transmit to the State Lands Commission a plat of the survey, showing all data necessary to establish the relative positions of all lines and boundaries involved in that portion of the survey affecting the interests of the State. The State Lands Commission may require the surveyor to submit a copy of any portion of the field notes, in which case the commission shall pay the surveyor the cost of copying the notes.
The surveyor shall also transmit such information concerning surveys made by him and other matters connected with the duties of his office as is required by law to be furnished to the State Lands Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27580.

27580. If in the performance of his official duties any surveyor finds a government corner which has been marked by a government surveyor by placing charcoal in the ground or a wooden stake, earth mound, or other perishable monument, he shall remark the corner by placing therein a monument of heavily galvanized iron pipe or galvanized iron stake not less than two inches in diameter and not less than two feet long, or other monument not less in size and equally imperishable.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27581.

27581. All monuments located in public highways shall be placed with the top not less than 12 inches below the surface of the ground, but when not located in public highways, they shall be placed with the top six inches above the surface of the ground. If the top of the monument is placed above the ground and is of metal, it shall be not less than four feet long.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27582.

27582. The surveyor shall note witness objects that are within a reasonable distance of any corner, and state distance and course from the corner. He shall record the note in a properly indexed record book in the county surveyor’s office. The book is a public record.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27583.

27583. The board of supervisors shall furnish all necessary pipes or stakes for monuments in the county on demand and without cost.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27584.

27584. The board may establish a survey monument preservation fund to pay the necessary expenses incurred or authorized by the county surveyor in any retracement or remonument survey of major historical land division lines upon which later surveys are based, such as, but not limited to, government section lines, rancho lines, grant lines, rancho section lines, acreage subdivision lot lines, and subdivision boundary lines within such county.
The county surveyor may authorize a city engineer to perform such surveys within subject city or may contract with any surveyor in private practice to perform such surveys. When a city engineer or contract surveyor performs such surveys, he shall submit notes of such surveys to the county surveyor. Such notes shall be of the quality and size as may be necessary to conform to the standardized office records of the county surveyor. The county surveyor shall prepare a map of the survey and make such map a part of his public records within 90 days after completion of his fieldwork.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 881.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 2 - Survey Markers › Section 27585.

27585. (a) For the limited purpose of financing the survey monument preservation fund pursuant to Section 27584, the board may impose a user fee, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), or an amount set pursuant to Section 54985, which shall be charged and collected by the county recorder, over and above any other fees required by law, as a condition precedent to the filing or recording of any grant deed conveying real property. Grant deeds conveying lots created by recorded tract maps shall be exempt from the user fee. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the fees shall be forwarded monthly by the county recorder to the county treasurer for deposit to the county survey monument preservation fund. Following the establishment of the fund, the board of supervisors may extinguish the fund if a finding is made by the board that the need for the fund no longer exists.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (c), if a city engineer of a city with a population of more than 1,500,000 persons conducts the survey pursuant to Section 27584, any user fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) on and after January 1, 1987, with respect to any grant deed conveying real property located wholly within the city shall be transferred monthly by the county recorder to the city treasurer of the city to reimburse the city for the expenses incurred by the city engineer in conducting that survey.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 2231 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), no funds collected by the county recorder for the survey monument preservation fund shall be transferred to, or deposited in, any other fund or used for any other purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 334, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 3 - Expenses and Fees › Section 27600.

27600. The board of supervisors shall provide for the use of the surveyor a suitable office, office furniture, heat, light, and care for the office. It shall provide office and record books, and other necessary material. The board shall pay all necessary expenses and transportation on work performed in the field.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 11 - Surveyor › ARTICLE 3 - Expenses and Fees › Section 27601.

27601. The surveyor shall charge and collect such fees as are allowed by law.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 Judicial Council, and insofar as these duties are not in conflict with, and do not interfere with, other duties, the county counsel may represent the superior court or a judge thereof in all matters and questions of law pertaining to any of the 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, the 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 Performance.
(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. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 40. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender › Section 27708.

27708. In each county the board of supervisors shall provide suitable rooms for the use of the public defender and office furniture and supplies with which to properly conduct the business of his office. Such expenses are a charge upon the county or counties in which the public defender is employed.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender › Section 27709.

27709. The expense of printing or typewriting the briefs on appeal on behalf of a defendant represented by a public defender is a county charge.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender › Section 27710.

27710. The public defender shall keep a record of all services rendered by him in that capacity and shall file with the board or boards of supervisors annually a written report of his services.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 13 - Public Defender › Section 27711.

27711. The annual salary of each public defender shall be such as has been or may be fixed by the county or counties.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27720.

27720. The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of county hearing officer. The duties of the office are to conduct hearings for the county or any board, agency, commission, or committee of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27721.

27721. When a state law or local ordinance provides that a hearing be held or that findings of fact or conclusions of law be made by any county board, agency, commission, or committee, the county hearing officer may be authorized by ordinance or resolution to conduct the hearing; to issue subpoenas; to receive evidence; to administer oaths; to rule on questions of law and the admissibility of evidence; and to prepare a record of the proceedings.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27722.

27722. (a) If the hearing officer is authorized to decide a matter upon which a hearing has been held pursuant to Section 27721, the officer shall render a written decision, including any findings or conclusions required for that decision, and submit the decision and the record to the clerk of the local body on whose behalf the hearing was held.
(b) If the hearing officer is not authorized to decide a matter upon which a hearing has been held pursuant to Section 27221, the officer shall prepare a recommended decision, including any findings or conclusions required for that decision, and shall submit that recommendation and the record to the clerk of the local body on whose behalf the hearing was held. The local body may adopt the recommended findings, conclusions, and decision, or may reject the recommendation and enter its own findings, conclusions, and decision after a review of the record.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27724.

27724. Any county hearing officer, or any deputy or assistant hearing officer, appointed pursuant to this chapter, shall be an attorney at law having been admitted to practice before the courts of this state for at least five years prior to his or her appointment.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27725.

27725. Any other local public entity may contract with the county to employ the services of the county hearing officer. The duties and responsibilities of the hearing officer described in Sections 27721 and 27722 shall be set forth in the contract. Reimbursement to the county for the services of a county hearing officer shall be made as provided in the contract. If no provision for reimbursement is contained in the contract, reimbursement shall be made on a pro rata basis of actual cost to the county in providing the service including salaries, benefits, overhead, and any travel expense.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27727.

27727. Any county or other local public entity may contract with the Office of Administrative Hearings of the State of California, and the office is hereby authorized to contract for services for an administrative law judge or a hearing officer to conduct proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 324, Sec. 26.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 14 - Hearing Officer › Section 27728.

27728. The provisions of this chapter provide an alternative to, and do not supersede, any other provision of law providing for any matter to be heard or determined by a hearing officer.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27750.

27750. (a) The board of supervisors of any county may designate a county officer to make financial evaluations of defendants and other persons liable for reimbursable costs under the law. A county officer so designated shall be known as the county financial evaluation officer, whose duties shall be to determine, according to the standards set by the board of supervisors and at the direction of the court, the financial ability of parties who have incurred, or will incur, court-related or court-ordered costs, which costs by law must be waived or the services provided free of charge if the party is indigent.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
(Repealed (in Sec. 17) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 18. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27751.

27751. A county financial evaluation officer is authorized to perform the functions of a probation officer set forth in Sections 275, 276, and 323 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Sections 1685 to 1687, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1485, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27752.

27752. (a) A county financial evaluation officer is authorized to make financial evaluations and collect moneys pursuant to Section 3112 of the Family Code, Sections 1203.1, 1203.1c, 1205, and 1209 of the Penal Code, and Sections 353, 376, 700, 727, 751, 903, 903.1, 903.2, 903.3, and 903.45 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
(Repealed (in Sec. 19) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 20. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27756.

27756. Notwithstanding Section 903.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, in any county where the board of supervisors has designated a county financial evaluation officer, the county financial evaluation officer shall make financial evaluations of parental liability for reimbursements and other court-ordered costs pursuant to Sections 903, 903.1, 903.2, 903.3, and 903.45 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as directed by the board of supervisors, or as established by order of the juvenile court, and may enforce the court order as any other civil judgment, including any balance remaining unpaid after jurisdiction of the minor has terminated.
(Added by renumbering Section 27556 (as added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1485) by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 84.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27757.

27757. (a) Except as otherwise ordered by the juvenile court, a county financial evaluation officer, upon satisfactory proof, may reduce, cancel, or remit the costs and charges listed in Sections 903, 903.1, 903.2, 903.3, and 903.45 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or established by order of the juvenile court.
(b) The county financial evaluation officer may, following entry of an order by the juvenile court that a minor person be represented by the public defender or private attorney or be placed or detained in, or committed to, a county institution or other place, make an investigation to determine the moneys, the property, or interest in property, if any, the minor person has, and whether he or she has a duly appointed and acting guardian to protect his or her property interests. The county financial evaluation officer may also make an investigation to determine whether the minor person has any relative or relatives responsible under the provisions of this chapter, and may ascertain the financial condition of that relative or those relatives to determine whether they are financially able to pay those charges.
(c) In any case where a county has expended money for the support and maintenance of any dependent child or other minor person, or has furnished support and maintenance, and the court has not made an order of reimbursement to the county, in whole or in part, as provided by law, or the court has made and subsequently revoked that order, if the dependent child or other minor person or parent, guardian, or other person liable for the support of the dependent child or other minor person acquires property, money, or estate subsequent to the date the juvenile court assumed jurisdiction over the dependent child or minor person, or subsequent to the date the order of reimbursement was revoked, the county shall have a claim for that reimbursement against the dependent child or other minor person or parent, guardian or other person responsible for the support and maintenance. The claim shall be enforced by the county financial evaluation officer or the local child support agency, as the case may be.
(d) (1) This section does not apply to a minor who is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, who is placed on probation pursuant to Section 725 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who is the subject of a petition that has been filed to adjudge the minor a ward of the juvenile court, or who is the subject of a program of supervision undertaken pursuant to Section 654 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this section applies to a minor who is designated as a dual status child pursuant to Section 241.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for purposes of the dependency jurisdiction only and not for purposes of the delinquency jurisdiction.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 678, Sec. 1. (SB 190) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer › Section 27758.

27758. Any report of the county financial evaluation officer filed with the court may be inspected or copied only as follows:
(a) By any person, from the date judgment is pronounced or probation granted or, in the case of a report arising out of a previous arrest, from the date the subsequent accusatory pleading is filed, to and including 60 days from the date judgment is pronounced or probation is granted, whichever is earlier.
(b) By any person, at any time, by order of the court, upon filing a petition therefor by such person.
(c) By the general public, if the court upon its own motion orders that a report or reports shall be open or that the contents of the report or reports shall be disclosed.
(d) By any person authorized or required by law to inspect or receive copies of the report.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1485, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 16 - Chief Probation Officer › Section 27770.

27770. (a) A chief probation officer shall be appointed in every county. He or she shall be nominated by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission of the county in the same manner as the presiding judge, in a county with two judges, or a majority of the judges, in a county with more than two judges, shall prescribe, and shall thereafter be appointed by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The salary for the position shall be established by the board of supervisors of the county. He or she may be removed for good cause as determined by the presiding judge or majority of judges.
(b) In counties with charters that provide for appointment and tenure of office for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the charter shall control as to those matters and, in counties that have established or hereafter establish merit or civil service systems governing the methods of appointment and the tenure for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the merit or civil service systems shall control as to those matters. In all other counties, appointment and tenure of the chief probation officer shall be controlled exclusively by the provisions of this code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 16. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 16 - Chief Probation Officer › Section 27771.

27771. (a) The chief probation officer shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations imposed on the office by law or by order of the superior court, including the following:
(1) Community supervision of offenders subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602 or 1766 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) Operation of juvenile halls pursuant to Section 852 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) Operation of juvenile camps and ranches established under Section 880 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) Community supervision of individuals subject to probation pursuant to conditions imposed under Section 1203 of the Penal Code.
(5) Community supervision of individuals subject to mandatory supervision pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
(6) Community supervision of individuals subject to postrelease community supervision pursuant to Section 3451 of the Penal Code.
(7) Administration of community-based corrections programming, including, but not limited to, programs authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(8) Serving as chair of the Community Corrections Partnership pursuant to Section 1230 of the Penal Code.
(9) Making recommendations to the court, including, but not limited to, pre-sentence investigative reports pursuant to Sections 1203.7 and 1203.10 of the Penal Code.
(b) The chief probation officer may perform other duties that are consistent with those enumerated in subdivision (a) and may accept appointment to the Board of State and Community Corrections and collect the per diem authorized by Section 6025.1 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 16. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 16 - Chief Probation Officer › Section 27772.

27772. (a) Except as provided in Section 69906.5, the chief probation officer may appoint deputies, assistants, and other persons, and their compensation shall be established according to the provisions of the county’s merit systems or civil service systems. If no merit systems or civil service systems exist in the county, the board of supervisors shall provide for appointment, removal, and compensation of this personnel.
(b) A deputy or assistant to the chief probation officer shall not have authority to act until his or her appointment has been approved by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission and by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The term of office of a deputy or assistant shall expire with the term of the chief probation officer who appointed the deputy or assistant, but the chief probation officer may revoke and terminate the appointment at any time.
(c) This section applies in any charter county with a charter establishing the office of chief probation officer or adult probation officer and provides for the appointment of the officer in accordance with general law, subject to the merit system provisions of the charter.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 16. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 3 - OTHER OFFICERS › CHAPTER 16 - Chief Probation Officer › Section 27773.

27773. The office of chief probation officer shall not be consolidated with any other office, nor shall the services provided by the chief probation officer be integrated with or reorganized into any other office or department of the county.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 16. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28000.

28000. Unless the board of supervisors of a county provides by ordinance for more frequent pay periods, the salaries of the officers named in this title and all county deputies, clerks, and employees who are entitled to salaries shall be paid monthly out of the county treasury. The sworn statement and copy of the treasurer’s receipt for all fees and other money required to be paid into the county treasury required by Section 28005 shall be required to be filed in such event only prior to payment of the final installment of the salary of any officer for any month.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1328.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28001.

28001. Except in those counties in which the board of supervisors has by ordinance fixed a different schedule of dates or pay periods for the payment of salaries of the officers, deputies, clerks and employees of the several departments and institutions of the county government, as authorized in Section 28003, the auditor shall, on the first day of each month, or the first day following the specified pay period draw his warrant upon the treasurer in favor of each officer, deputy, clerk, and employee for the amount of salary due him for the preceding month or pay period.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1328.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28003.

28003. (a) In any county the board of supervisors may by ordinance fix a date or schedule of dates for the payment of salaries of the officers, deputies, clerks, and employees of the several departments and institutions of the county government.
(b) If the county processes the payroll of the trial courts in that county, the board of supervisors shall also fix a date or schedule of dates for the payment of salaries of those judges and other officers and employees of the trial courts whose salaries are processed by the county.
(c) In any court that processes its own payroll, the court shall fix a date or schedule of dates for the payment of the salaries of the judges and other officers and the employees of that court.
(d) Nothing in this section shall affect the processing by the state of payroll for judges.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 824, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28004.

28004. If the board of supervisors by ordinance so provides, the salaries of all county officers, deputies, clerks, and employees, including the employees of the several road districts, may be paid monthly out of the county treasury on warrants drawn by the auditor upon the treasurer in favor of each of the officers, deputies, clerks, and employees.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28005.

28005. The auditor shall not draw his or her warrant for the salary of any officer for any month until the officer has first filed with him or her the forms required by Section 24353.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1226, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28007.

28007. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no officer or employee of a county shall be liable for any acts done by him, prior to June 2, l955, in connection with having paid the monthly salary of an employee of such county if such employee has performed, during the month for which he is paid, the duties required for the position for which he is paid.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 331.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 2 - OFFICERS › PART 5 - SALARIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 28008.

28008. The board of supervisors may designate one or more state or national banks, one or more state or federal savings and loan associations, or one or more state or federal credit unions, doing business in the county as disbursing agent for the auditor to pay the salaries of such persons whose salaries are paid from the county treasury as may from time to time elect by a written instrument delivered to the auditor, to receive their salaries from such disbursing agent. In lieu of drawing separate salary warrants for such persons as shall have elected to be paid their salaries by such disbursing agent, the auditor may deliver to such disbursing agent a single warrant for the total combined salaries of such persons on or before the designated payday, together with the information necessary to disburse such salaries. The board of supervisors may enter into written contracts with such state and national banks, state or federal savings and loan associations, or state and federal credit unions, for their services as such disbursing agents on such terms as the board deems appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 40, Sec. 1.)