California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 27700

Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1288.

The board of supervisors of any county may establish the office of public defender for the county. Any county may join with one or more counties to establish and maintain the office of public defender to serve such counties.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 27700 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-13-public-defender/section-27700

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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