California Legal Codes and Statutes

Title 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

California Government Code — §§ 23000-33205

Division 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY
§§ 23000-23732
Chapter 1 - General
§§ 23000-23027
Chapter 2 - Boundaries
§§ 23070-23296
Article 1 - Terms Defined
§§ 23070-23077
Article 2 - Boundaries of the Several Counties
§§ 23100-23158
Article 3 - Settlement of Boundary Disputes
§§ 23170-23178
Article 4 - Minor Boundary Changes
§§ 23200-23221
Article 4.5 - Alteration of Boundaries
§§ 23230-23296
Chapter 3 - Creation of New Counties
§§ 23300-23397
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 23300-23310
Article 2 - Initiation of Proceedings
§§ 23320-23330.5
Article 3 - County Formation Review Commission
§§ 23331-23344
Article 4 - Election on Creation of the Proposed County
§§ 23350-23374
Article 4.5 - Election to Select County Officers and Location of County Seat in the Approved County
§§ 23374.1-23374.19
Article 5 - Transfers
§§ 23375-23386
Article 6 - Districts
§§ 23390
Article 7 - Courts
§§ 23394-23397
Chapter 3.5 - Consolidation of Counties
§§ 23500-23580
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 23500-23503
Article 2 - Initiation of Proceedings
§§ 23510-23520
Article 3 - County Consolidation Review Commission
§§ 23530-23538
Article 4 - Election
§§ 23550-23566
Article 5 - Establishment of Consolidated Counties
§§ 23567-23580
Chapter 4 - County Seats
§§ 23600-23690
Article 1 - Location of County Seats
§§ 23600-23658
Article 2 - Removal of County Seats
§§ 23680-23690
Chapter 5 - County Charters
§§ 23700-23732
Article 1 - Enacting a Charter
§§ 23700-23714
Article 2 - Charter Amendment and Repeal
§§ 23720-23725
Article 3 - Elections
§§ 23730-23732
Division 2 - OFFICERS
§§ 24000-28085
Part 1 - OFFICERS GENERALLY
§§ 24000-24356
Chapter 1 - County Officers
§§ 24000-24012
Chapter 2 - Duties
§§ 24050-24058
Chapter 3 - Deputies
§§ 24100-24105
Chapter 4 - Bonds
§§ 24150-24156
Chapter 5 - Election
§§ 24200-24206
Chapter 6 - Offices and Office Hours
§§ 24250-24262
Chapter 7 - Consolidation of Offices
§§ 24300-24308
Chapter 8 - Fees
§§ 24350-24356
Part 2 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
§§ 25000-26490
Chapter 1 - Organization
§§ 25000-25176
Article 1 - General
§§ 25000-25008
Article 2 - Chairman
§§ 25020-25022
Article 3 - Members
§§ 25040-25043
Article 4 - Vacancies
§§ 25060-25062
Article 5 - Meetings
§§ 25080-25084
Article 6 - Clerk of the Board
§§ 25100-25105.5
Article 7 - Ordinances
§§ 25120-25132
Article 8 - Publication of Notice and Proceedings
§§ 25150-25151
Article 9 - Subpenas
§§ 25170-25176
Chapter 2 - General Powers
§§ 25200-25209.6
Chapter 2.5 - County Service Areas
§§ 25210-25217.4
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 25210-25210.8
Article 2 - Formation
§§ 25211-25211.5
Article 3 - General Powers
§§ 25212-25212.4
Article 4 - Services and Facilities
§§ 25213-25213.6
Article 5 - Finance
§§ 25214-25214.5
Article 6 - Revenues
§§ 25215-25215.7
Article 7 - Capital Financing
§§ 25216-25216.3
Article 8 - Zones
§§ 25217-25217.4
Chapter 3 - Financial Powers
§§ 25250-25265
Chapter 4 - Officers and Employees
§§ 25300-25307
Chapter 4.5 - Provision of County Services
§§ 25330-25338
Article 1 - Optional Services and Enhanced Services Provided to the Public
§§ 25330-25338
Chapter 5 - County Property
§§ 25350-25549.23
Article 1 - General
§§ 25350-25376
Article 2 - Jails in Other Counties
§§ 25380-25384
Article 3 - Cement Manufacturing Plants
§§ 25400-25404
Article 6 - Purchase of Personal Property
§§ 25480-25486
Article 7 - Purchasing Agents
§§ 25500-25509
Article 7.5 - Development of Public Property
§§ 25515-25515.5
Article 8 - Sale or Lease of Real Property
§§ 25520-25539.10
Article 10 - Joint Occupancy
§§ 25549.1-25549.13
Article 11 - Condominium Occupancy
§§ 25549.20-25549.23
Chapter 6 - Parks and Recreation
§§ 25550-25588
Article 1 - General
§§ 25550-25562
Article 2 - County Park Abandonment Law of 1959
§§ 25580-25588
Chapter 7 - Public Resources
§§ 25600-25733
Article 1 - Wild Flowers
§§ 25600-25602
Article 2 - Forestry and Trees
§§ 25620-25643
Article 3 - Fish
§§ 25660-25662
Article 4 - Streams and Flood Waters
§§ 25680-25684
Article 5 - Water System
§§ 25690-25699
Article 6 - Reclamation of Water
§§ 25701-25705
Article 7 - Water Resources Management Plan
§§ 25710-25719
Article 8 - Hydroelectric Facilities
§§ 25720-25721
Article 8.5 - Electric Power
§§ 25730-25733
Chapter 8 - Health and Safety
§§ 25800-25846
Article 1 - Animals
§§ 25800-25803
Article 2 - Disposal Facilities
§§ 25820-25832
Article 3 - Miscellaneous
§§ 25840-25846
Chapter 9 - Agriculture and Fairs
§§ 25900-25921
Article 1 - Fairs
§§ 25900-25909
Article 2 - Experiments
§§ 25920-25921
Chapter 10 - Transportation and Airports
§§ 26000-26028
Article 1 - Transportation Facilities
§§ 26000-26006
Article 2 - Airports
§§ 26020-26028
Chapter 11 - Advertising
§§ 26100-26110
Chapter 12 - Libraries and Education
§§ 26150-26157
Chapter 13 - Miscellaneous Powers
§§ 26200-26231
Chapter 14 - Revenue Bonds for County Improvements
§§ 26301-26400.53
Article 1 - Authority
§§ 26301-26313
Article 2 - Revenue Bonds
§§ 26315-26353
Article 3 - Rental Rates, Charges and Fees
§§ 26360-26362
Article 4 - Competitive Projects
§§ 26365-26366
Article 5 - Rights of Bondholders
§§ 26370-26371
Article 6 - Contributions and Cooperation
§§ 26386-26390
Article 7 - Funds
§§ 26393-26397
Article 8 - Definition and General Provisions
§§ 26398-26400.4
Article 9 - Revenue Bonds for County Airports
§§ 26400.50-26400.53
Chapter 15 - Revenue Bonds for County Incinerators
§§ 26401-26488
Article 1 - Authority
§§ 26401-26413
Article 2 - Revenue Bonds
§§ 26415-26453
Article 3 - Rates, Charges and Fees
§§ 26460-26461
Article 4 - Competitive Projects
§§ 26465-26466
Article 5 - Rights of Bondholders
§§ 26470-26471
Article 6 - Contributions and Cooperation
§§ 26475-26479
Article 7 - Funds
§§ 26480-26484
Article 8 - Definitions and General Provisions
§§ 26485-26488
Chapter 16 - Heritage and Historical Commissions
§§ 26490
Part 3 - OTHER OFFICERS
§§ 26500-27773
Chapter 1 - District Attorney
§§ 26500-26543
Article 1 - Duties as Public Prosecutor
§§ 26500-26509
Article 2 - Other Duties
§§ 26520-26530
Article 3 - Restrictions
§§ 26540-26543
Chapter 2 - Sheriff
§§ 26600-26778
Article 1 - Duties
§§ 26600-26616
Article 1.1 - Sheriff as Ex Officio Director of Emergency Services
§§ 26620-26624
Article 1.2 - Court Security in Contra Costa County
§§ 26625.2-26625.9
Article 1.8 - Court Security in Los Angeles County
§§ 26639.2
Article 2 - Prisoners’ Property
§§ 26640-26646
Article 3 - Process and Notices
§§ 26660-26666.10
Article 4 - Liability
§§ 26680-26685
Article 5 - Badges
§§ 26690
Article 7 - Fees
§§ 26720-26751
Article 8 - Transportation of Prisoners
§§ 26775-26778
Chapter 3 - County Clerk
§§ 26801-26861
Article 1 - Duties
§§ 26801-26810
Article 2 - Fees
§§ 26820-26861
Chapter 3.5 - Controller
§§ 26880-26886
Chapter 4 - Auditor
§§ 26900-26946
Article 1 - Duties Generally
§§ 26900-26914
Article 2 - Counting Money in County Treasury
§§ 26920-26922
Article 4 - Qualifications for Office
§§ 26945-26946
Chapter 4.5 - Director of Finance
§§ 26970-26972
Chapter 4.6 - Consolidated Office of Director of Finance
§§ 26980-26990
Chapter 5 - County Treasurer
§§ 27000-27137
Article 1 - Duties Generally
§§ 27000-27013
Article 2 - Statements and Reports
§§ 27061
Article 3 - Funds and Accounts
§§ 27080-27082
Article 4 - Inspection of Books
§§ 27100-27101
Article 5 - Vacancy
§§ 27120-27121
Article 6 - County Treasury Oversight Committees
§§ 27130-27137
Chapter 6 - Recorder
§§ 27201-27399
Article 1 - Duties Generally
§§ 27201-27211
Article 2 - Books
§§ 27230-27265
Article 3 - Documents to be Recorded
§§ 27279-27297.7
Article 3.5 - Social Security Number Truncation Program
§§ 27300-27307
Article 4 - Recording
§§ 27320-27338
Article 5 - Fees
§§ 27360-27388.2
Article 6 - Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004
§§ 27390-27399
Chapter 7 - Tax Collector
§§ 27400-27401
Chapter 8 - Assessor
§§ 27421-27423
Chapter 8.5 - Public Guardian
§§ 27430-27436
Chapter 9 - Public Administrator
§§ 27440-27444
Chapter 10 - Coroner
§§ 27460-27530
Article 1 - Duties Generally
§§ 27460-27473
Article 2 - Inquests
§§ 27490-27512
Article 2.5 - Autopsy
§§ 27520-27523
Article 3 - Vacancy
§§ 27530
Chapter 11 - Surveyor
§§ 27550-27601
Article 1 - Duties Generally
§§ 27550-27564
Article 2 - Survey Markers
§§ 27580-27585
Article 3 - Expenses and Fees
§§ 27600-27601
Chapter 12 - County Counsel
§§ 27640-27647
Chapter 13 - Public Defender
§§ 27700-27711
Chapter 14 - Hearing Officer
§§ 27720-27728
Chapter 15 - County Financial Evaluation Officer
§§ 27750-27758
Chapter 16 - Chief Probation Officer
§§ 27770-27773
Part 5 - SALARIES
§§ 28000-28085
Chapter 1 - General
§§ 28000-28008
Chapter 2 - Classification of Counties
§§ 28020-28085
Division 3 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
§§ 29000-30406
Chapter 1 - Budget and Tax Levy
§§ 29000-29144
Article 1 - General
§§ 29000-29009
Article 2 - Budget Request
§§ 29040-29045
Article 3 - Recommended Budget
§§ 29060-29065
Article 4 - Adopted Budget
§§ 29080-29093
Article 5 - Tax Levy
§§ 29100-29109
Article 6 - Appropriations and Transfers
§§ 29120-29130
Article 7 - Miscellaneous
§§ 29141-29144
Chapter 2 - Funds
§§ 29300-29554
Article 1 - General
§§ 29300-29304
Article 2 - Revolving Funds
§§ 29320-29334
Article 3 - Salary Fund
§§ 29350-29351
Article 4 - County Officers’ Cash Difference Fund
§§ 29370-29390.1
Article 5 - District Attorney’s Special Fund
§§ 29400-29408
Article 5.5 - District Attorney’s Family or Child Support Trust Fund
§§ 29410-29416
Article 6 - Sheriff’s Funds
§§ 29430-29441
Article 7 - Public Administrator’s and Public Guardian’s Revolving Funds
§§ 29460-29464
Article 8 - Proceeds of United States Forest Reserve Fund
§§ 29480-29484
Article 9 - Borrowing from Funds
§§ 29501
Article 11 - Transportation Fund
§§ 29530-29536
Article 12 - Criminal Justice Administrative Fees
§§ 29550-29554
Chapter 3 - County Charges
§§ 29600-29637
Article 1 - General
§§ 29600-29618
Article 2 - Victims of Crime
§§ 29631-29637
Chapter 4 - Claims
§§ 29700-29749
Article 1 - Filing and Approval
§§ 29700-29710
Article 2 - Allowance of Claims by Auditor
§§ 29740-29749
Chapter 5 - Warrants
§§ 29800-29878
Article 1 - General
§§ 29800-29808
Article 2 - Payment and Registration
§§ 29820-29828
Article 2.3 - Alternative Payment and Registration Procedure
§§ 29830-29839
Article 2.5 - Optional Method—Registering Claims or Orders
§§ 29840-29845
Article 3 - Duplicate Warrants
§§ 29850-29854
Article 4 - Purchase by State of County Warrants for Aid
§§ 29870-29878
Chapter 6 - Bonds
§§ 29900-30004
Article 1 - General
§§ 29900-29930
Article 2 - Destruction of Unsold Bonds
§§ 29940-29943
Article 3 - Special Improvement Bonds
§§ 29950-29976
Article 4 - Payment of Unauthorized Indebtedness
§§ 30000-30004
Chapter 6.3 - Local Revenue Fund 2011
§§ 30025-30029.12
Chapter 6.45 - Community-Based Transitional Housing Program
§§ 30035-30035.8
Chapter 6.5 - Local Public Safety Fund
§§ 30051-30056
Chapter 6.7 - Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funding
§§ 30061-30063
Chapter 6.9 - Local Assistance for Rural and Small County Law Enforcement
§§ 30070
Chapter 7 - Settlement With the State
§§ 30100-30110
Chapter 8 - Accounting Procedures for Counties
§§ 30200-30201
Chapter 9 - Tax Levying and Collection Procedures for Counties
§§ 30300-30302
Chapter 10 - Orange County Financial Control
§§ 30400-30406
Division 4 - EMPLOYEES
§§ 31000-33017
Part 1 - GENERAL
§§ 31000-31011
Part 2 - CIVIL SERVICE
§§ 31100-31117
Part 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
§§ 31200-33017
Chapter 1 - General
§§ 31200-31208
Chapter 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 1937
§§ 31450-31898
Article 1 - General
§§ 31450-31485.22
Article 1.4 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 16th Class
§§ 31486-31486.12
Article 1.5 - Alternative Plan for Counties with Populations in Excess of Six Million
§§ 31487-31495.7
Article 1.6 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 10th Class
§§ 31496-31498.7
Article 1.7 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 25th Class
§§ 31499-31499.9
Article 1.8 - Alternative Optional, Integrated, Noncontributory Plan for Counties of the 20th Class
§§ 31499.10-31499.19
Article 2 - Establishment of System
§§ 31500-31509
Article 2.1 - Additional Plan for Counties of the First Class
§§ 31510-31510.4
Article 2.6 - Alternative Plan for Counties of the 13th Class
§§ 31511-31511.11
Article 2.7 - General Limitations
§§ 31515-31517
Article 3 - Retirement Board
§§ 31520-31543
Article 4 - Membership
§§ 31550-31567
Article 4.5 - Big Bear Fire Agencies Pension Consolidation Act of 2018
§§ 31570-31573
Article 4.6 - Sacramento Area Sewer District Pension Protection Act of 2024
§§ 31574-31577
Article 5 - Financial Provisions
§§ 31580-31607
Article 5.5 - Alternative Financial Provisions
§§ 31610-31619
Article 6 - Members’ Contributions
§§ 31620-31631.5
Article 6.8 - Safety Members’ Contributions
§§ 31639-31639.95
Article 7 - Service
§§ 31640-31658
Article 7.5 - Retirement of Safety Members for Service
§§ 31662-31664.65
Article 8 - Retirement for Service
§§ 31670-31683
Article 8.4 - Community Property
§§ 31685-31685.97
Article 8.5 - Group Insurance
§§ 31691-31693
Article 8.6 - Post-Employment Benefits
§§ 31694-31694.6
Article 8.7 - Extension of Safety Member Provisions
§§ 31695.1-31695.3
Article 8.8 - Long-Term Care Group Insurance
§§ 31696.1-31696.5
Article 8.9 - Vision Care
§§ 31698-31698.5
Article 8.10 - Post-Employment Health Benefits: San Bernardino County Alternative Fund
§§ 31699.1-31699.10
Article 8.11 - Dental Care
§§ 31699.20-31699.25
Article 9 - Deferred Retirement
§§ 31700-31706
Article 10 - Disability Retirement
§§ 31720-31755.4
Article 11 - Optional Retirement Allowances
§§ 31760-31768
Article 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program
§§ 31770-31779.3
Article 12 - Death Benefit
§§ 31780-31792
Article 13 - Integration With Old Age and Survivors Insurance
§§ 31800-31817
Article 14 - Subrogation
§§ 31820-31823
Article 15 - Reciprocal Benefits
§§ 31830-31840.8
Article 15.5 - Survivors’ Allowances
§§ 31841-31852
Article 15.6 - Survivors’ Allowances
§§ 31855-31855.12
Article 16 - Alternate Survivors’ Allowances
§§ 31861-31869
Article 16.5 - Cost of Living Adjustment
§§ 31870-31874.6
Article 16.6 - Retrospective Cost-of-Living Adjustment
§§ 31875-31879.2
Article 17 - Integration with Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
§§ 31880-31894
Article 17.5 - Termination of Social Security in Counties with a Population Exceeding 6,000,000
§§ 31894.1-31894.3
Article 18 - Adjustment to Fit Other Allowances
§§ 31895-31898
Chapter 3.9 - Internal Revenue Code County Compliance and Replacement Benefits Program
§§ 31899-31899.9
Chapter 4 - County Peace Officers Retirement Law
§§ 31900-32063
Article 1 - General
§§ 31900-31913
Article 2 - Retirement System
§§ 31930-31932
Article 3 - Retirement Board
§§ 31950-31967
Article 4 - Membership
§§ 31980-31985
Article 5 - Retirement Fund
§§ 32000-32003
Article 6 - Contributions
§§ 32020-32040
Article 7 - Benefits
§§ 32050-32063
Chapter 5 - County Fire Service Retirement Law
§§ 32200-32365
Article 1 - General
§§ 32200-32211
Article 2 - Retirement System
§§ 32230-32236
Article 3 - Board of Retirement
§§ 32250-32272
Article 4 - Retirement Fund
§§ 32300-32303
Article 5 - Contributions
§§ 32320-32342
Article 6 - Benefits
§§ 32350-32365
Chapter 6 - County Peace Officers and Fire Service Retirement, Disability and Death Benefit Plans
§§ 33000-33017
Division 5 - ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
§§ 33200-33205
Chapter 1 - Organization
§§ 33200-33205