Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The Supplemental Contributions Program is hereby established to be a defined contribution plan within the meaning of subsection (i) of Section 414 of Title 26 of the United States Code. This program shall operate in accordance with the plan document adopted by the board. (b) …

The benefits provided under the Supplemental Contributions Program shall supplement the benefits provided under Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 9350) of Part 1 of Division 2. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 307, Sec. 4. Effective January…

The design and administration of the Supplemental Contributions Program shall conform with the applicable provisions of Title 26 of the United States Code and the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Amended (as added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 307) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 785, Sec. 18. Effective Ja…

If any provision of this part or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application by a court of competent jurisdi…

A county is the largest political division of the State having corporate powers. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The State is divided into counties, named, bounded, and constituted as provided in this title. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The several existing counties of the State and such other counties as are hereafter organized are legal subdivisions of the State. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

A county is a body corporate and politic, has the powers specified in this title and such others necessarily implied from those expressed. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

A county may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Purchase, receive by gift or bequest, and hold land within its limits, or elsewhere when permitted by law. (c) Make contracts and purchase and hold personal property necessary to the exercise of its powers. (d) Manage, sell, lease, or otherw…

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 23004.3, in any case in which the county is authorized or required by law to furnish hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care and treatment, including prostheses and medical appliances, to a person who is injured or suffers a disease, u…

(a) The county may (1) compromise, or settle and execute a release of, any claim which the county has by virtue of the rights established by Section 23004.1; or (2) waive any such claim, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the county, or if the governing body of the count…

Sections 23004.1 and 23004.2 shall become operative in a county only if the board of supervisors of that county, by resolution, elects to be governed by the provisions of such sections. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1495.)

A county may provide insurance coverage for persons operating foster home facilities licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code against any third-party liability for injuries or damages resulting fro…

Health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals and clinics licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code, that are owned or operated by counties may establish, maintain, and carry on their activities through one or more c…

A county may exercise its powers only through the board of supervisors or through agents and officers acting under authority of the board or authority conferred by law. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Any contract, authorization, allowance, payment, or liability to pay, made or attempted to be made in violation of law, is void, and shall not be the foundation or basis of a claim against the treasury of any county. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Except as specified in this chapter, a county shall not, in any manner, give or loan its credit to or in aid of any person or corporation that is not a public bank, as defined in Section 57600. An indebtedness or liability incurred contrary to this chapter is void. (Amended by St…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) A county shall not grant credit for service to an elective officer or member of the board of supervisors for service that the elective officer or member has not performed. (2) A county shall not pay contributions for credit for …

Whenever it is economical and satisfactory to do so, a county may lease equipment, perform work, or furnish goods for any district or municipal corporation within the county, if before the work is done or the goods are ordered or furnished by the county, an amount equal to the co…

In such event, charges for work done or goods supplied may be made by claims and warrants upon the district or municipal corporation or by properly approved bill, in such form and manner as the auditor directs, from the department, division, or account supplying the goods or serv…

(a) Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a county may lend any of its available funds to any community services district, county waterworks district, mosquito abatement district, pest abatement district, fire protection district, flood control and water c…

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a county may lend any of its available funds to any fire protection district located wholly within the county if the funds of the fire protection district are or, when available, will be in the custody of the county tr…

The board of supervisors may loan to any city within its limits which has been incorporated for less than one year an amount not exceeding eighty-five percent (85%) of the city’s anticipated revenues for the fiscal year in which such loan is made. Such loans shall be repaid withi…

Upon adoption of an authorizing resolution by the board of supervisors, in connection with the construction of any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, or drainage improvements, a county may expend any of its available funds for any additional cost of construction of any conveyance works…

Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school district maintaining a school within a county, requesting to borrow funds from the county for the purpose of removing or replacing asbestos-derived materials used in constructing, insulating, or furnishing one o…

The name of a county designated in this chapter is its corporate name, and it shall be designated thereby in any action or proceeding touching its corporate rights, property, and duties. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 282.)

The names of the counties of the State are: Alameda Marin San Luis Obispo Alpine Mariposa San Mateo Amador Mendocino Santa Barbara Butte Merced Santa Clara Calaveras Modoc Santa Cruz Colusa Mono Shasta Contra Costa Monterey Sierra Del Norte Napa Siskiyou El Dorado Nevada Solano F…

The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, establish a department of corrections, to be headed by an officer appointed by the board, which shall have jurisdiction over all county functions, personnel, and facilities, or so many as the board names in its resolution…

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors by a four-fifths vote of all of the members of the board of supervisors, a county may appropriate any of its available moneys to a revolving fund not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to be used by any …

A county may conduct or participate in programs for the training, education or rehabilitation of wards or offenders, including, but not limited to, programs in which state or federal funds are granted or reimbursable. In connection therewith, a county may contract with federal, s…

In order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) and other applicable federal provisions, a county, whether general law or chartered, which provides any emergency services, is encouraged to provide deaf teletype equipment at a central loc…

In any county which has established a county employees’ retirement system pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4), the board of supervisors shall make public, at a regularly scheduled meeting of t…

The board of supervisors of any county may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 and any other procedures as may be applicable. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or …

The officers of a county are: (a) A district attorney. (b) A sheriff. (c) A county clerk. (d) A controller. (e) An auditor, who shall be ex officio controller. (f) A treasurer. (g) A recorder. (h) A license collector. (i) A tax collector, who shall be ex officio license collector…

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27550.1 and 27641.1 or in this section, or in Section 21123 or 34711 of the Water Code, or in any landowner voting district, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 10500 of the Elections Code, a person is not eligible to…

The office of director of a mutual water district or irrigation district, shall not be deemed to be incompatible with the office of director of a district formed under the Community Services District Law (commencing at Section 61000 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 1957,…

A person is not eligible to the office of district attorney unless he has been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

(a) A person may not exercise the powers and duties of the office of assessor unless he or she holds a valid appraiser’s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue a…

The county veterinarian shall at the time of his or her appointment be a qualified veterinary surgeon having a certificate issued to him or her by the Veterinary Medical Board. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 24004.5, a sheriff or clerk, or any of their deputies, shall not do any of the following: (1) Practice law or have as a partner a lawyer or anyone who acts as a lawyer for a collection agency. (2) Act as a collector or …

(a) No person is eligible to become a candidate for the office of sheriff in any county unless, at the time of the final filing date for election, he or she meets one of the following criteria: (1) An active or inactive advanced certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Offic…

Nothing in Section 24004 shall be construed to prohibit a deputy sheriff who is otherwise qualified to practice law from: (a) giving legal advice to his or her employer when directed to do so within the course and scope of his or her employment, or (b) representing any person; pr…

County officers and employees are entitled to a vacation with pay for each year of full-time service. Elected county officers under bond are not subject to the provisions of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 617, Sec. 1.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, appointments may be made by the authorized appointing power, including the board of supervisors, to fill any vacancy occurring by reason of the absence of the incumbent on military service from which he has a right to return to his offi…

If any officer, deputy, assistant, or employee of a county or judicial district was required by law to file an oath of office or to execute a bond prior to his original entry upon the duties of the office or employment, he shall file an oath and execute a bond in like manner and …

(a) The board of supervisors may appoint a county fire warden and assistant and deputy county fire wardens as it may consider necessary. The county fire warden shall aid in enforcing all laws and ordinances and any rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of Forestry and F…