This section lists the key officers in a county, including roles like district attorney, sheriff, and county clerk, among others. The statute specifies other positions such as auditor, who also acts as a controller, and a tax collector, who also serves as a license collector. Some positions, like the county superintendent of schools, coroner, and county librarian, are specialized, while others cover more administrative functions like the director of finance and road commissioner. It clarifies the different roles and responsibilities within county government.

This law states that to be eligible for an elective county or district office, a person must be a registered voter in that county or district when they receive their nomination papers, or if they are filling a vacancy, they must be registered at the time of their appointment. However, there are exceptions in certain sections of other laws and in landowner voting districts.

This law states that if someone is a director of a mutual water district or an irrigation district, they can also serve as a director for a district formed under the Community Services District Law without any conflicts of interest.

To become a district attorney, a person must be allowed to practice law in California's Supreme Court.

This law specifies that to perform the duties of an assessor, a person must have a valid appraiser's certificate from the State Board of Equalization. However, a newly elected or appointed assessor can serve for up to a year with a temporary certificate obtained within 30 days of starting the job. This requirement does not apply to assessors already in office as of January 1, 1997.

This law requires that the county veterinarian must be a qualified veterinary surgeon and must have a certificate from the Veterinary Medical Board at the time of their appointment.

To run for the office of sheriff in any county, a person must either have advanced certification from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training or meet certain work experience and education requirements. These are: one year of experience plus a master's degree, two years of experience plus a bachelor's degree, three years of experience plus an associate degree, or four years of experience with a high school diploma. The experience must be salaried, full-time, and must include at least some recent work within the last five years under specific Penal Code sections.

If someone was already a sheriff as of January 1, 1989, they are automatically considered qualified for re-election or appointment to the role.

This law allows a deputy sheriff, who is also qualified to practice law, to give legal advice to their employer as part of their job. They can also represent others, but there are limits. They can't handle any criminal cases, work on matters related to their duties, or take cases against their employer. If a deputy oversteps these boundaries, their employer can discipline them.

This law states that county officers and employees in California get paid vacation time for every year they work full-time. However, elected county officers who are under a bond don't get this benefit.

This law allows for appointments to be made temporarily to fill a vacancy when someone is absent due to military service but plans to return to their job. The temporary appointment lasts until either the person returns to their position or their term ends, whichever happens first.

If someone working for a county or judicial district in California needs to take an oath or secure a bond before starting their role, they must do the same again before returning to their duties if they've been away because of military service.

The board of supervisors can appoint a county fire warden and assistants or deputies to help enforce fire laws, ordinances, and regulations. These wardens have the authority to make arrests without a warrant for fire law violations and are protected from civil lawsuits for trespass while doing their duties. They must follow specific arrest procedures and serve at the supervisors' discretion, receiving a salary and travel reimbursements.

If a county has a civil service system, fire wardens and their assistants or deputies must be appointed according to that system. They will hold the same rights and obligations as other county workers under the civil service, unless their positions are excluded from it.

In California, specific county officials like the treasurer, auditor, sheriff, and district attorney are typically elected by the public. However, there's an option to change these roles to appointed positions if the county voters agree. This change can be proposed either by the county board of supervisors or through a voter initiative, and it requires majority approval. If a position is switched to appointed, it can later be reverted back to elected status through the same process.

This law allows a county's board of supervisors to replace the coroner with a medical examiner by passing an ordinance. The medical examiner, unlike a coroner, must be a licensed physician and pathology specialist, and will take over the duties traditionally handled by the coroner.

This law allows certain counties in California to appoint their public administrator instead of following previous provisions. Boards of Supervisors in specified counties, like Amador and Ventura, can also appoint the same person to multiple roles, such as public administrator and public guardian. Additionally, some counties have the option to separate the combined roles of district attorney and public administrator, or treasurer and public administrator, giving officials the choice to focus on a single role if they prefer.

This law allows the Board of Supervisors in Del Norte County, California, to appoint someone to the role of public administrator. Additionally, the same individual can be appointed to also serve as the public guardian and the county veteran services officer at the same time.