Health and Safety Code section 34279

For the legal services it requires, an authority may call upon the chief law officer of the city or the county or may employ its own counsel and legal staff.

Source: Section 34279, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=34279. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_34279

Original Source: Section 34279, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=34279. (last accessed May 12, 2025).