2005 California Government Code Sections 24050-24058 CHAPTER 2. DUTIES

24050.  Each county officer shall complete the business of his
office to the time of the expiration of his term.  If at the close of
his term any officer leaves to his successor any official labor to
be performed which it was his duty to perform, he shall be liable to
his successor for the full value of such services.
24051.  On or before July 10th in each year, or at any other
interval designated by the board of supervisors, each county officer
or person in charge of any office, department, service, or
institution of the county, and the executive head of each special
district whose affairs and funds are under the supervision and
control of the board of supervisors or for which the board is ex
officio the governing body shall file with the county clerk, or with
the county auditor, according to the procedure prescribed by the
board, an inventory under oath, showing in detail all county property
in his or her possession or in his or her charge at the close of
business on the preceding June 30th.  By ordinance the board of
supervisors may prescribe an annual or any other period, provided
that the period shall not be in excess of three years, for
preparation of the inventory and a correspondingly different date for
its filing, and may prescribe the manner and form in which the
inventory shall be compiled.  The inventories shall be kept of record
by the county clerk or auditor for at least five years.  Any
inventory which has been on file for five years or more may be
destroyed on order of the board of supervisors.  A true copy of the
inventory shall be delivered by the person who made it to his or her
successor in office, who shall receipt for it.  The receipt shall be
filed with the county clerk or county auditor.
24052.  Whenever notice is required by law to be published in a
newspaper by any officer of a county or judicial district, the person
for whom the notice is to be given shall pay to the officer, if
required, the fees for the publication, in advance.  Failure of any
officer to publish any notice required by law pertaining to the
duties of his office is a misdemeanor.
24054.  Any officer authorizing, aiding to authorize, auditing,
allowing, or paying any claim or demand upon or against the treasury
of any county, or any fund thereof, in violation of law or of the
constitution is liable personally and upon his official bond to the
person damaged by such illegal action, to the extent of his loss by
reason of the nonpayment of his claim.
24055.  Any clerk or sheriff who receives any fine or forfeiture and
refuses or neglects to pay it over according to law and within 30
days after its receipt is guilty of a misdemeanor.
24056.  The board of supervisors upon receiving a certified copy of
the record of conviction of any officer for receiving illegal fees
shall declare his office vacant.
24057.  Every county officer and the officer's deputies may
administer and certify oaths.
24058.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, but
excepting herefrom any meetings of law enforcement officers called
pursuant to Section 12524 of the Government Code, when any county
officer is called or summoned to attend any meeting or conference by
any civil executive officer of the state pursuant to state law, his
expenses of attending such meeting or conference may be made charges
against the county only when funds for such expenses, exclusive of
funds required for mandatory travel expenses, have already been
appropriated.