Government Code section 12553

If a district attorney is disqualified to conduct any criminal prosecution within the county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel to conduct the prosecution. The attorney’s fee in such case is a legal charge against the State.

Source: Section 12553, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12553. (updated Jan. 1, 1945; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12553

Original Source: Section 12553, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12553. (last accessed May 12, 2025).