Government Code section 27703

If the public defender of any county is to be appointed, he shall be appointed by the board of supervisors to serve at its will. The public defender of any two or more counties shall be appointed by the boards of supervisors of such counties.

Source: Section 27703, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27703. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_27703

Original Source: Section 27703, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=27703. (last accessed May 12, 2025).