The county counsel, or if none the district attorney, is the legal adviser of the board of supervisors. The county counsel or if none, the district attorney, shall attend its meetings, when required, and shall attend and oppose all claims and accounts against the county he or she deems unjust and illegal.
Cal. Gov. Code § 26526
Other Duties
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 7 Cal. 4th 525 - Santa Clara County Counsel Attorneys Ass'n v. Woodside (1994)
Most recently applied in Goldstein v. City of Long Beach (May 2013)
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 842.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.