California Government Code ARTICLE 2 - Other Duties

• Section 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...
• Section 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 corporation...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 26524.
  Upon request of any judge of the superior or municipal court, the district attorney shall appear for and represent the court or judge if the...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 26530.
  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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018