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2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000 - 33205]

TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES

23000-33205

DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY

23000-23732

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Boundaries

23070-23296

ARTICLE 1. Terms Defined

ARTICLE 2. Boundaries of the Several Counties

ARTICLE 3. Settlement of Boundary Disputes

ARTICLE 4. Minor Boundary Changes

ARTICLE 4.5. Alteration of Boundaries

CHAPTER 3. Creation of New Counties

23300-23397

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings

ARTICLE 3. County Formation Review Commission

ARTICLE 4. Election on Creation of the Proposed County

ARTICLE 4.5. Election to Select County Officers and Location of County Seat in the Approved County

23374.1-23374.19

ARTICLE 5. Transfers

ARTICLE 6. Districts

ARTICLE 7. Courts

CHAPTER 3.5. Consolidation of Counties

23500-23580

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings

ARTICLE 3. County Consolidation Review Commission

ARTICLE 4. Election

ARTICLE 5. Establishment of Consolidated Counties

CHAPTER 4. County Seats

23600-23690

ARTICLE 1. Location of County Seats

ARTICLE 2. Removal of County Seats

CHAPTER 5. County Charters

23700-23732

ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter

ARTICLE 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal

ARTICLE 3. Elections

DIVISION 2. OFFICERS

24000-28085

PART 1. OFFICERS GENERALLY

24000-24356

CHAPTER 1. County Officers

CHAPTER 2. Duties

CHAPTER 3. Deputies

CHAPTER 4. Bonds

CHAPTER 5. Election

CHAPTER 6. Offices and Office Hours

CHAPTER 7. Consolidation of Offices

CHAPTER 8. Fees

PART 2. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

25000-26490

CHAPTER 1. Organization

25000-25176

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Chairman

ARTICLE 3. Members

ARTICLE 4. Vacancies

ARTICLE 5. Meetings

ARTICLE 6. Clerk of the Board

ARTICLE 7. Ordinances

ARTICLE 8. Publication of Notice and Proceedings

ARTICLE 9. Subpenas

CHAPTER 2. General Powers

CHAPTER 2.5. County Service Areas

25210-25217.4

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Formation

ARTICLE 3. General Powers

ARTICLE 4. Services and Facilities

ARTICLE 5. Finance

ARTICLE 6. Revenues

ARTICLE 7. Capital Financing

ARTICLE 8. Zones

CHAPTER 3. Financial Powers

CHAPTER 4. Officers and Employees

CHAPTER 4.5. Provision of County Services

25330-25338

ARTICLE 1. Optional Services and Enhanced Services Provided to the Public

CHAPTER 5. County Property

25350-25549.23

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Jails in Other Counties

ARTICLE 3. Cement Manufacturing Plants

ARTICLE 6. Purchase of Personal Property

ARTICLE 7. Purchasing Agents

ARTICLE 7.5. Development of Public Property

ARTICLE 8. Sale or Lease of Real Property

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

ARTICLE 2. County Park Abandonment Law of 1959

CHAPTER 7. Public Resources

25600-25733

ARTICLE 1. Wild Flowers

ARTICLE 2. Forestry and Trees

ARTICLE 3. Fish

ARTICLE 4. Streams and Flood Waters

ARTICLE 5. Water System

ARTICLE 6. Reclamation of Water

ARTICLE 7. Water Resources Management Plan

ARTICLE 8. Hydroelectric Facilities

ARTICLE 8.5. Electric Power

CHAPTER 8. Health and Safety

25800-25846

ARTICLE 1. Animals

ARTICLE 2. Disposal Facilities

ARTICLE 3. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 9. Agriculture and Fairs

25900-25921

ARTICLE 1. Fairs

ARTICLE 2. Experiments

CHAPTER 10. Transportation and Airports

26000-26028

ARTICLE 1. Transportation Facilities

ARTICLE 2. Airports

CHAPTER 11. Advertising

CHAPTER 12. Libraries and Education

CHAPTER 13. Miscellaneous Powers

CHAPTER 13.6. San Joaquin County Regional Justice Facility Financing Act

26290-26293.4

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Creation of the Agency, Powers and Duties, Membership

ARTICLE 3. Transactions and Use Tax

CHAPTER 13.7. Orange County Regional Justice Facilities Act

26295-26298.58

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Creation of the Commission, Powers and Duties, Membership

ARTICLE 3. Detention and Courthouse Facilities

ARTICLE 4. Transactions and Use Taxes in the County of Orange

CHAPTER 13.8. County Regional Justice Facilities Financing Act

26299.000-26299.083

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

26299.000-26299.014

ARTICLE 2. Creation of the Agency, Powers and Duties, Membership

26299.020-26299.037

ARTICLE 3. Transactions and Use Tax

26299.040-26299.050

ARTICLE 4. Bonds

26299.060-26299.083

CHAPTER 14. Revenue Bonds for County Improvements

26301-26400.53

ARTICLE 1. Authority

ARTICLE 2. Revenue Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Rental Rates, Charges and Fees

ARTICLE 4. Competitive Projects

ARTICLE 5. Rights of Bondholders

ARTICLE 6. Contributions and Cooperation

ARTICLE 7. Funds

ARTICLE 8. Definition and General Provisions

ARTICLE 9. Revenue Bonds for County Airports

26400.50-26400.53

CHAPTER 15. Revenue Bonds for County Incinerators

26401-26488

ARTICLE 1. Authority

ARTICLE 2. Revenue Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Rates, Charges and Fees

ARTICLE 4. Competitive Projects

ARTICLE 5. Rights of Bondholders

ARTICLE 6. Contributions and Cooperation

ARTICLE 7. Funds

ARTICLE 8. Definitions and General Provisions

CHAPTER 16. Heritage and Historical Commissions

PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS

26500-27758

CHAPTER 1. District Attorney

26500-26543

ARTICLE 1. Duties as Public Prosecutor

ARTICLE 2. Other Duties

ARTICLE 3. Restrictions

CHAPTER 2. Sheriff

26600-26778

ARTICLE 1. Duties

ARTICLE 1.1. Sheriff as Ex Officio Director of Emergency Services

ARTICLE 1.2. Contra Costa County Marshal/Sheriff Consolidation

ARTICLE 1.7. Sacramento County Sheriff-Marshal Consolidation

26638.1-26638.12

ARTICLE 1.75. Merced County Court Security Division

ARTICLE 1.8. Sheriff-Marshal Consolidation

ARTICLE 1.9. Sheriff-Marshal Consolidation

26639.5-26639.7

ARTICLE 2. Prisoners’ Property

ARTICLE 3. Process and Notices

ARTICLE 3.5. Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Marshal Consolidation

ARTICLE 4. Liability

ARTICLE 5. Badges

ARTICLE 7. Fees

ARTICLE 8. Transportation of Prisoners

CHAPTER 3. County Clerk

26801-26861

ARTICLE 1. Duties

ARTICLE 2. Fees

CHAPTER 3.5. Controller

CHAPTER 4. Auditor

26900-26946

ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally

ARTICLE 2. Counting Money in County Treasury

ARTICLE 4. Qualifications for Office

CHAPTER 4.5. Director of Finance

CHAPTER 4.6. Consolidated Office of Director of Finance

CHAPTER 5. County Treasurer

27000-27137

ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally

ARTICLE 2. Statements and Reports

ARTICLE 3. Funds and Accounts

ARTICLE 4. Inspection of Books

ARTICLE 5. Vacancy

ARTICLE 6. County Treasury Oversight Committees

CHAPTER 6. Recorder

27201-27399

ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally

ARTICLE 2. Books

ARTICLE 3. Documents to be Recorded

ARTICLE 3.5. Social Security Number Truncation Program

ARTICLE 4. Recording

ARTICLE 5. Fees

ARTICLE 6. Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004

CHAPTER 7. Tax Collector

CHAPTER 8. Assessor

CHAPTER 8.5. Public Guardian

CHAPTER 9. Public Administrator

CHAPTER 10. Coroner

27460-27530

ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally

ARTICLE 2. Inquests

ARTICLE 2.5. Autopsy

ARTICLE 3. Vacancy

CHAPTER 11. Surveyor

27550-27601

ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally

ARTICLE 2. Survey Markers

ARTICLE 3. Expenses and Fees

CHAPTER 12. County Counsel

CHAPTER 13. Public Defender

CHAPTER 14. Hearing Officer

CHAPTER 15. County Financial Evaluation Officer

PART 5. SALARIES

28000-28085

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 2. Classification of Counties

DIVISION 3. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

29000-30608

CHAPTER 1. Budget and Tax Levy

29000-29144

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Budget Request

ARTICLE 3. Recommended Budget

ARTICLE 4. Adopted Budget

ARTICLE 5. Tax Levy

ARTICLE 6. Appropriations and Transfers

ARTICLE 7. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 2. Funds

29300-29553

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Revolving Funds

ARTICLE 3. Salary Fund

ARTICLE 4. County Officers’ Cash Difference Fund

ARTICLE 5. District Attorney’s Special Fund

ARTICLE 5.5. District Attorney’s Family or Child Support Trust Fund

ARTICLE 6. Sheriff’s Funds

ARTICLE 7. Public Administrator’s and Public Guardian’s Revolving Funds

ARTICLE 8. Proceeds of United States Forest Reserve Fund

ARTICLE 9. Borrowing from Funds

ARTICLE 11. Transportation Fund

ARTICLE 12. Criminal Justice Administrative Fees

CHAPTER 3. County Charges

29600-29637

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Victims of Crime

CHAPTER 4. Claims

29700-29749

ARTICLE 1. Filing and Approval

ARTICLE 2. Allowance of Claims by Auditor

CHAPTER 5. Warrants

29800-29878

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Payment and Registration

ARTICLE 2.3. Alternative Payment and Registration Procedure

ARTICLE 2.5. Optional Method—Registering Claims or Orders

ARTICLE 3. Duplicate Warrants

ARTICLE 4. Purchase by State of County Warrants for Aid

CHAPTER 6. Bonds

29900-30004

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Destruction of Unsold Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Special Improvement Bonds

ARTICLE 4. Payment of Unauthorized Indebtedness

CHAPTER 6.3. Local Revenue Fund 2011

CHAPTER 6.5. Local Public Safety Fund

CHAPTER 6.7. Supplemental Local Law Enforcement Funding

CHAPTER 6.9. Local Assistance for Rural and Small County Law Enforcement

CHAPTER 7. Settlement With the State

CHAPTER 8. Accounting Procedures for Counties

CHAPTER 9. Tax Levying and Collection Procedures for Counties

CHAPTER 10. Orange County Financial Control

CHAPTER 12. Los Angeles County Fiscal Control

DIVISION 4. EMPLOYEES

31000-33017

PART 1. GENERAL

PART 2. CIVIL SERVICE

PART 3. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

31200-33017

CHAPTER 1. General

CHAPTER 3. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937

31450-31898

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 1.4. Alternative Plan for Counties of the 16th Class

ARTICLE 1.5. Alternative Plan for Counties with Populations in Excess of Six Million

ARTICLE 1.6. Alternative Plan for Counties of the 10th Class

ARTICLE 1.7. Alternative Plan for Counties of the 25th Class

ARTICLE 1.8. Alternative Optional, Integrated, Noncontributory Plan for Counties of the 20th Class

31499.10-31499.19

ARTICLE 2. Establishment of System

ARTICLE 2.1. Additional Plan for Counties of the First Class

ARTICLE 2.6. Alternative Plan for Counties of the 13th Class

ARTICLE 2.7. General Limitations

ARTICLE 3. Retirement Board

ARTICLE 4. Membership

ARTICLE 5. Financial Provisions

ARTICLE 5.5. Alternative Financial Provisions

ARTICLE 6. Members’ Contributions

ARTICLE 6.8. Safety Members’ Contributions

ARTICLE 7. Service

ARTICLE 7.5. Retirement of Safety Members for Service

ARTICLE 8. Retirement for Service

ARTICLE 8.4. Community Property

ARTICLE 8.5. Group Insurance

ARTICLE 8.6. Post-Employment Benefits

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

ARTICLE 8.10. Post-Employment Health Benefits: San Bernardino County Alternative Fund

31699.1-31699.10

ARTICLE 9. Deferred Retirement

ARTICLE 10. Disability Retirement

ARTICLE 11. Optional Retirement Allowances

ARTICLE 11.5. Deferred Retirement Option Program

ARTICLE 12. Death Benefit

ARTICLE 13. Integration With Old Age and Survivors Insurance

ARTICLE 14. Subrogation

ARTICLE 15. Reciprocal Benefits

ARTICLE 15.5. Survivors’ Allowances

ARTICLE 15.6. Survivors’ Allowances

ARTICLE 16. Alternate Survivors’ Allowances

ARTICLE 16.5. Cost of Living Adjustment

ARTICLE 16.6. Retrospective Cost-of-Living Adjustment

ARTICLE 17. Integration with Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

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

CHAPTER 3.9. Internal Revenue Code County Compliance and Replacement Benefits Program

CHAPTER 4. County Peace Officers Retirement Law

31900-32063

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Retirement System

ARTICLE 3. Retirement Board

ARTICLE 4. Membership

ARTICLE 5. Retirement Fund

ARTICLE 6. Contributions

ARTICLE 7. Benefits

CHAPTER 5. County Fire Service Retirement Law

32200-32365

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Retirement System

ARTICLE 3. Board of Retirement

ARTICLE 4. Retirement Fund

ARTICLE 5. Contributions

ARTICLE 6. Benefits

CHAPTER 6. County Peace Officers and Fire Service Retirement, Disability and Death Benefit Plans

DIVISION 5. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

33200-33205

CHAPTER 1. Organization

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