Section 27640.

27640. In any county a county counsel may be appointed by the board of supervisors. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1341.)

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 […]

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.)

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.)

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 […]

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.)

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 […]

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.)

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 […]

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 […]