Government Code section 24200

Except as otherwise provided, all elective county officers shall be elected at the election specified pursuant to Section 1300 of the Elections Code and take office at 12 o’clock noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election.

Source: Section 24200, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=24200. (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Sep. 21, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_24200

Original Source: Section 24200, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=24200. (last accessed May 12, 2025).