Chief Probation Officer - Other Officers - Government - CA

Section § 27770

Every county in California must have a chief probation officer who is nominated by the county's juvenile justice commission and appointed by the presiding judge or the majority of judges, depending on the size of the judiciary. The county board of supervisors sets the salary for this position. The chief probation officer can be removed for good cause by the judges. In counties with specific charter provisions or civil service systems governing the appointment and tenure of the chief probation officer, those rules apply instead of this code.

In counties without such provisions, this section of the code governs the appointment and tenure process.

(a) A chief probation officer shall be appointed in every county. He or she shall be nominated by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission of the county in the same manner as the presiding judge, in a county with two judges, or a majority of the judges, in a county with more than two judges, shall prescribe, and shall thereafter be appointed by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The salary for the position shall be established by the board of supervisors of the county. He or she may be removed for good cause as determined by the presiding judge or majority of judges.

(b) In counties with charters that provide for appointment and tenure of office for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the charter shall control as to those matters and, in counties that have established or hereafter establish merit or civil service systems governing the methods of appointment and the tenure for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the merit or civil service systems shall control as to those matters. In all other counties, appointment and tenure of the chief probation officer shall be controlled exclusively by the provisions of this code.

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Section § 27771

The chief probation officer in California has several key responsibilities. They must manage community supervision for juvenile offenders, as well as adults on probation or post-release supervision. This includes running juvenile halls, camps, and ranches. They also oversee community-based corrections programs and serve as chair of the Community Corrections Partnership. Additionally, they provide sentencing recommendations to courts, conduct pre-sentence investigations, and can take on other related duties, including serving on the Board of State and Community Corrections.

(a) The chief probation officer shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations imposed on the office by law or by order of the superior court, including the following:

(1) Community supervision of offenders subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602 or 1766 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) Operation of juvenile halls pursuant to Section 852 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(3) Operation of juvenile camps and ranches established under Section 880 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(4) Community supervision of individuals subject to probation pursuant to conditions imposed under Section 1203 of the Penal Code.

(5) Community supervision of individuals subject to mandatory supervision pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(6) Community supervision of individuals subject to postrelease community supervision pursuant to Section 3451 of the Penal Code.

(7) Administration of community-based corrections programming, including, but not limited to, programs authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.

(8) Serving as chair of the Community Corrections Partnership pursuant to Section 1230 of the Penal Code.

(9) Making recommendations to the court, including, but not limited to, pre-sentence investigative reports pursuant to Sections 1203.7 and 1203.10 of the Penal Code.

(b) The chief probation officer may perform other duties that are consistent with those enumerated in subdivision (a) and may accept appointment to the Board of State and Community Corrections and collect the per diem authorized by Section 6025.1 of the Penal Code.

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Section § 27772

This law outlines how the chief probation officer in a county can appoint deputies, assistants, and other personnel. Their pay is set by county merit or civil service systems, or by the board of supervisors if no such system exists.

Deputies or assistants can't start their roles until their appointments are approved by the juvenile justice commission and judges. Their terms end when the appointing chief probation officer's term ends, but they can be let go sooner.

This law applies specifically in counties with a charter that includes a chief probation officer role, subject to merit system rules.

(a) Except as provided in Section 69906.5, the chief probation officer may appoint deputies, assistants, and other persons, and their compensation shall be established according to the provisions of the county’s merit systems or civil service systems. If no merit systems or civil service systems exist in the county, the board of supervisors shall provide for appointment, removal, and compensation of this personnel.

(b) A deputy or assistant to the chief probation officer shall not have authority to act until his or her appointment has been approved by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission and by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The term of office of a deputy or assistant shall expire with the term of the chief probation officer who appointed the deputy or assistant, but the chief probation officer may revoke and terminate the appointment at any time.

(c) This section applies in any charter county with a charter establishing the office of chief probation officer or adult probation officer and provides for the appointment of the officer in accordance with general law, subject to the merit system provisions of the charter.

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Section § 27773

In California, the role of the chief probation officer must remain independent and cannot be merged with or reorganized into any other county office or department.

The office of chief probation officer shall not be consolidated with any other office, nor shall the services provided by the chief probation officer be integrated with or reorganized into any other office or department of the county.

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