Every county or district officer, except a supervisor or judicial officer, may appoint as many deputies as are necessary for the prompt and faithful discharge of the duties of his office.
Cal. Gov. Code § 24101
Deputies
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 3 Cal. App. 3d 700 - Romero v. County of Santa Clara (1970)
Most recently applied in 150 Cal. App. 4th 652 - Miller v. Filter (May 2007)
Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1553.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.