24000. The officers of a county are: (a) A district attorney. (b) A sheriff. (c) A county clerk. (d) A controller. (e) An auditor, who shall be ex officio controller. (f) A treasurer. (g) A recorder. (h) A license collector. (i) A tax collector, who shall be ex officio license collector. (j) An assessor. (k) A superintendent of schools. (l) A public administrator. (m) A coroner. (n) A surveyor. […]
24001. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27550.1 and 27641.1 or in this section, or in Section 21123 or 34711 of the Water Code, or in any landowner voting district, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 10500 of the Elections Code, a person is not eligible to an elective county or […]
24001.5. The office of director of a mutual water district or irrigation district, shall not be deemed to be incompatible with the office of director of a district formed under the Community Services District Law (commencing at Section 61000 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2021.)
24002. A person is not eligible to the office of district attorney unless he has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
24002.5. (a) A person may not exercise the powers and duties of the office of assessor unless he or she holds a valid appraiser’s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (b) Notwithstanding […]
24003. The county veterinarian shall at the time of his or her appointment be a qualified veterinary surgeon having a certificate issued to him or her by the Veterinary Medical Board. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
24004. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 24004.5, a sheriff or clerk, or any of their deputies, shall not do any of the following: (1) Practice law or have as a partner a lawyer or anyone who acts as a lawyer for a collection agency. (2) Act as a collector or for any collection […]
24004.3. (a) No person is eligible to become a candidate for the office of sheriff in any county unless, at the time of the final filing date for election, he or she meets one of the following criteria: (1) An active or inactive advanced certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. (2) One year […]
24004.5. Nothing in Section 24004 shall be construed to prohibit a deputy sheriff who is otherwise qualified to practice law from: (a) giving legal advice to his or her employer when directed to do so within the course and scope of his or her employment, or (b) representing any person; provided, that the deputy shall […]
24005. County officers and employees are entitled to a vacation with pay for each year of full-time service. Elected county officers under bond are not subject to the provisions of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 1.)
24006. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, appointments may be made by the authorized appointing power, including the board of supervisors, to fill any vacancy occurring by reason of the absence of the incumbent on military service from which he has a right to return to his office or position pursuant to the Military and […]
24007. If any officer, deputy, assistant, or employee of a county or judicial district was required by law to file an oath of office or to execute a bond prior to his original entry upon the duties of the office or employment, he shall file an oath and execute a bond in like manner and […]
24008. (a) The board of supervisors may appoint a county fire warden and assistant and deputy county fire wardens as it may consider necessary. The county fire warden shall aid in enforcing all laws and ordinances and any rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and by the State Fire […]
24009. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the county officers to be elected by the people are the treasurer, county clerk, auditor, sheriff, tax collector, district attorney, recorder, assessor, public administrator, and coroner. (b) Except for those officers named in subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XI of the California Constitution, any county office that […]
24010. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors may by ordinance abolish the office of coroner and provide instead for the office of medical examiner, to be appointed by the said board and to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the coroner. The medical examiner shall be a licensed physician […]
24011. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24009: (a) The Boards of Supervisors of Amador County, Contra Costa County, Glenn County, Imperial County, Lake County, Lassen County, Madera County, Mendocino County, Mono County, Monterey County, Napa County, Siskiyou County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Trinity County, Tuolumne County, and Ventura County may, by ordinance, provide that the public […]
24012. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24009, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Del Norte may, by ordinance, provide that the office of public administrator shall be filled by appointment by the board. In the County of Del Norte, the same person may be appointed to hold the offices of public administrator, public […]
