California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27703

Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.

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.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 27703 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-13-public-defender/section-27703

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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