CHAPTER 1. District Attorney [26500. - 26543.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

§§ 26500–26543 · 27 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Duties as Public Prosecutor §§ 26500–26509 · 11 sections

   • § 26500 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…
   • § 26500.5 The district attorney may sponsor, supervise, or participate in any project or program to improve the administration of justice.
   • § 26501 The district attorney shall institute proceedings before magistrates for the arrest of persons charged with or reasonably suspected of public offenses when he…
   • § 26502 The district attorney shall draw all indictments and informations.
   • § 26503 The district attorney shall deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity and file duplicates with the county treasurer.
   • § 26504 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…
   • § 26505 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…
   • § 26506 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…
   • § 26507 A district attorney, city attorney, or any combination thereof, may, in agreement with other district attorneys or city attorneys, act jointly in prosecuting a…
   • § 26508 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…
   • § 26509 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any provision making records confidential, and including Title 1.8 (commencing with Section 1798) of…
2. ARTICLE 2. Other Duties §§ 26520–26530 · 12 sections

   • § 26520 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…
   • § 26520.5 The district attorney or county counsel may, with the approval of the county board of supervisors, provide legal services to an association or nonprofit…
   • § 26521 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…
   • § 26522 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…
   • § 26523 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…
   • § 26525 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…
   • § 26526 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,…
   • § 26527 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…
   • § 26528 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…
   • § 26528.5 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…
   • § 26529 (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,…
   • § 26530 Unless otherwise designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 5114 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the district attorney shall represent…
3. ARTICLE 3. Restrictions §§ 26540–26543 · 4 sections

   • § 26540 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.
   • § 26541 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…
   • § 26542 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…
   • § 26543 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,…