California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27702

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

At the time of establishing the office the board of supervisors shall determine whether the public defender is to be appointed or elected.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 27702 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-13-public-defender/section-27702

Other sections in Chapter 13 - Public Defender

§ 27700§ 27701§ 27702§ 27703§ 27704§ 27705§ 27705.1§ 27706§ 27707§ 27707.1§ 27708§ 27709§ 27710§ 27711

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