Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The district attorney is the public prosecutor, except as otherwise provided by law. The public prosecutor shall attend the courts, and within his or her discretion shall initiate and conduct on behalf of the people all prosecutions for public offenses.

The district attorney may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project or program to improve the administration of justice.

The district attorney shall institute proceedings before magistrates for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public offenses when he has information that such offenses have been committed. For that purpose, when not engaged in criminal proceedings in the…

The district attorney shall draw all indictments and informations.

The district attorney shall deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity and file duplicates with the county treasurer.

On the first Monday of each month, or at more frequent intervals as may be directed by the board of supervisors, the district attorney shall account for all money received by him in his official capacity and pay it over to the treasurer upon a deposit permit issued by the auditor…

If the district attorney refuses or neglects to so account for and pay over money received by him, he is liable for such refusal or neglect upon his official bond. The county treasurer shall bring an action against him in the name of the county for the recovery thereof and may re…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proceeds of civil penalties or other monetary awards recovered in any civil action brought jointly in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General, one or more district attorneys, or by one or more city …

A district attorney, city attorney, or any combination thereof, may, in agreement with other district attorneys or city attorneys, act jointly in prosecuting a civil cause of action of benefit to his own county in a court of the other jurisdiction.

A district attorney, with the concurrence of the district attorney of another county and the boards of supervisors of both affected counties, may provide to the district attorney of such other county legal or investigative services, or both, pertaining to the prosecution of a civ…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any provision making records confidential, and including Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, the district attorney shall be given access to, and may make copies of, any compl…

The district attorney shall render legal services to the county without fee and may render legal services to school districts and to other local public entities as requested. The district attorney may charge a school district or other local public entity a fee, not to exceed the …

The district attorney or county counsel may, with the approval of the county board of supervisors, provide legal services to an association or nonprofit corporation which contracts with a county for the operation of a county fair pursuant to the provisions of Sections 25905 and 2…

The district attorney shall defend all suits brought against the state in his or her county or against his or her county wherever brought, and prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the courts of record and, except as provided in Sections 1305 and 1306 of the Penal Code, prosec…

Upon request of any board of education, board of school trustees, or high school board, the district attorney may prepare all the legal papers and forms necessary for the voting of school bond issues within the county and may advise them in relation to school bond issues. The dis…

Upon request of the auditor or treasurer, the district attorney shall defend or prosecute any action brought by or against the auditor or treasurer for the purpose of testing the validity or constitutionality of any act of the Legislature or of the board of supervisors or of any …

If the board of supervisors without authority of law orders any amount paid as salary, fees, or for any other purposes and the money is actually paid, or if any county officer draws any warrant in his own favor or in favor of any other person without authorization by the board or…

The county counsel, or if none the district attorney, is the legal adviser of the board of supervisors. The county counsel or if none, the district attorney, shall attend its meetings, when required, and shall attend and oppose all claims and accounts against the county he or she…

The district attorney except for his own services shall not present any claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county nor in any way advocate the relief asked or any claim or demand made by another.

The district attorney may, and when directed by the board of supervisors shall, bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State of California to abate a public nuisance in his county.

The board of supervisors of any county may authorize the county counsel in lieu of the district attorney to file the petition to remove or destroy neglected or abandoned plants or crops under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5551) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Food and Agricul…

(a) In counties that have a county counsel, the county counsel shall discharge all the duties vested in the district attorney by Sections 26520, 26522, 26523, and 26526. The county counsel shall defend or prosecute all civil actions and proceedings in which the county or any of i…

Unless otherwise designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 5114 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the district attorney shall represent the county in proceedings under Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

A district attorney shall not during his incumbency defend or assist in the defense of, or act as counsel for, any person accused of any crime in any county.

A district attorney shall not during his incumbency defend or assist in the defense of, or act as counsel for, any defendant in any eminent domain action or proceeding in which the State or any state agency is a party plaintiff in the county in which he holds office, except when …

If the office of district attorney is vacant the duties of the office may be temporarily discharged by a chief deputy district attorney, assistant or deputy district attorney, as the case may be, next in authority to the district attorney, in office at the time the vacancy occurs…

A district attorney or county counsel shall not during his incumbency act as counsel for any private plaintiff in any action or proceeding in which a city, district, or political subdivision of the State is a party defendant.

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the County Budget Act. Unless the context otherwise requires or provides, the general provisions set forth in this article, and the requirements concerning county budget matters prescribed by the Controller under Section 30200, go…

Except as otherwise defined in this section, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as defined in the Accounting Standards and Procedures for Counties prescribed by the Controller pursuant to Section 30200. As used in this chapter: (a) “Administrative officer” means t…

This chapter shall apply to counties, dependent special districts, and other agencies whose affairs and finances are under the supervision and control of the board.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a majority vote of the total membership of the board is required for the board to take action pursuant to this chapter.

(a) The Controller shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and classifications as are deemed necessary and commensurate with the accounting procedures for counties prescribed pursuant to Section 30200 to secure standards of uniformity among the various counties and to carry out…

For the adopted budget, the various forms, as prescribed by the Controller pursuant to Section 29005, shall provide for the presentation of data and information to include, at a minimum, estimated or actual amounts of the following items by fund: (a) Fund balances. (1) Nonspendab…

There shall be a schedule in or supporting the adopted budget document or separate ordinance or resolution, setting forth for each budget unit the following data for each position classification: (a) Salary rate or range, as applicable. (b) Total allocated positions approved by t…

At a minimum, within the object of capital assets, the budget amounts for the following shall be reported, as specified: (a) Land shall be reported in total amounts, except when included as a component of a project. (b) Structures and improvements shall be reported separately for…

In the recommended, adopted, and final budgets the funding sources shall equal the financing uses.

On or before June 10 of each year, each official in charge of any budget unit shall provide the administrative officer or the auditor, as the board directs, an itemized request detailing the estimate of financing sources, financing uses, and any other matter required by the board…

The requests shall be submitted as prescribed by the administrative officer or the auditor, as designated by the board.

The auditor shall provide the estimates for bonded debt service requirements. The auditor shall also provide or furnish to the responsible authority, as applicable, the estimates for bonded debt service requirements of: (a) School districts. (b) Any special district, the records …

The auditor shall provide to the administrative officer or such other official as the board directs, any financial statements, data, or recommendations, if any, for any changes to the estimated financing sources referenced in Section 29040.

In the absence or disability, or failure of any official or person required to submit budget requests, they shall be submitted by the acting official in charge of the budget unit or shall be prepared by the administrative officer or the auditor, as designated by the board.

The administrative officer or auditor, as designated by the board, shall compile the budget requests.

The board shall designate either the administrative officer or auditor to review the budget requests and prepare a recommended budget. Any differences may be described in the written recommendations or comments, or both.

The recommended budget shall be submitted to the board by the administrative officer or auditor, as designated by the board, on or before June 30 of each year, as the board directs.

Upon receipt of the recommended budget, the board shall consider it and, on or before June 30 of each year, at such time as it directs, shall make any revisions, reductions, or additions. Any official or person whose budget requests have been revised shall be given the opportunit…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on or before June 30 of each year the board, by formal action, shall approve the recommended budget, including the revisions it deems necessary for the purpose of having authority to spend until the budget is adopted. (b) (1) Except as p…

On or before September 8 of each year, as the board directs, the recommended budget shall be made available to the public.

On or before September 8 of each year, the board shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation stating that: (a) The recommended budget documents are available to members of the public. (b) On the date stated in the notice, not fewer than 10 days after the recommen…

The hearing may be continued from day to day until concluded, but not to exceed a total of 14 calendar days.

(a) At the hearing, the board of supervisors shall hear any official who wishes to be heard regarding the recommended budget for his or her budget unit. (b) At the time of the hearing, the board of supervisors may call in the official or person in charge of any budget unit concer…