STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to California counties. They are current with urgency legislation through Ch. 2 of 2019 Regular Session.
General Provisions
Administrative fines and penalties
Code adoption
Government Code §§ 25126 et seq. and 50022.1 et seq.
Police power
Cal. Const. Art. XI § 7
Counties generally
Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 1
Classification of counties
Government Code § 28020 et seq.
County seats
Government Code § 23600 et seq.
Ordinances
Government Code § 25120 et seq.
Penalties for ordinance violations
Government Code §§ 25132 and 76000 et seq.
Citations for misdemeanors
Penal Code § 853.5 et seq.
Administrative fines and penalties
Government Code § 53069.4
Appeal from local governmental action
Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6
Expedited judicial review of First Amendment cases
Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.8
Elections
Government Code §§ 24200 et seq. and 25201
Election precincts
Elections Code § 12200 et seq.
Redistricting of supervisorial districts
Elections Code § 21500 et seq.
Eminent Domain Law
Code of Civil Procedure § 1230.010 et seq.
Administration and Personnel
County officers generally
Government Code § 24000 et seq.
Board of supervisors
Government Code § 25000 et seq.
Chairman of board of supervisors
Government Code § 25020 et seq.
Meetings generally
Government Code § 54950 et seq.
Meetings of county board of supervisors
Government Code § 25080 et seq.
Clerk of the board of supervisors
Government Code § 25100 et seq.
Offices and office hours
Government Code § 24250 et seq.
Consolidation of offices
Government Code § 24300 et seq.
Officers and employees
Government Code § 24000 et seq., 25300 et seq.
County assessors
Government Code § 27421 et seq.
County auditors
Government Code § 26900 et seq.
County clerks
Government Code § 26801 et seq.
County controllers
Government Code § 26880 et seq.
Coroners
Government Code § 27460 et seq.
County counsel
Government Code § 27640 et seq.
Directors of finance
Government Code § 26970 et seq.
District attorney
Government Code § 26500 et seq.
Public administrators
Government Code § 27440 et seq.
Public defenders
Government Code § 27700 et seq.
Public guardians
Government Code § 27430 et seq.
County recorders
Government Code § 27201 et seq.
Sheriffs
Government Code § 26600 et seq.
County surveyors
Government Code § 27550 et seq.
County health officers
Health and Safety Code § 101000 et seq.
Hearing officer
Government Code § 27720 et seq.
Tax collectors
Government Code § 27400 et seq.
County treasurers
Government Code § 27000 et seq.
County financial evaluation officer
Government Code § 27750 et seq.
County treasury oversight committees
Government Code § 27130 et seq.
Official bonds
Government Code §§ 1450 et seq. and 24150 et seq.
Removal from office
Government Code § 3000 et seq.
Political activities of public employees
Government Code § 3201 et seq.
Local planning agencies
Government Code § 65100 et seq.
California Emergency Services Act
Government Code § 8550 et seq.
Peace officer standards and training
Penal Code § 13500 et seq.
County Civil Service Enabling Law
Government Code § 31100 et seq.
County employees retirement
Government Code §§ 31450 et seq. and 53060.1
Revenue and Finance
Financial powers
Government Code § 25250 et seq.
Appropriation and separation of county funds
Government Code § 29300
Purchasing system
Government Code §§ 25480 et seq. and 54201 et seq.
Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law
Revenue and Taxation Code § 7200 et seq.
Transient occupancy tax
Revenue and Taxation Code § 7280 et seq.
Documentary Transfer Tax Act
Revenue and Taxation Code § 11901 et seq.
Road funds
Streets and Highways Code § 2150 et seq.
Unclaimed property
Civil Code § 2080 et seq.
Unclaimed money
Government Code § 50050 et seq.
Claims against public entities
Government Code § 900 et seq.
Claims for money or damages against counties
Government Code § 29700 et seq.
Planning and zoning fees for specific purposes
Government Code § 66012 et seq.
Public works and public purchases
Government Code § 4000 et seq.
Local Agency Public Construction Act
Public Contract Code § 20100 et seq.
Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
Public Contract Code § 22000 et seq.
Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act
Government Code § 63000 et seq.
County Service Area Law
Government Code § 25210 et seq.
Revenue bonds for county improvements
Government Code § 26301 et seq.
Business Licenses and Regulations
Authority to license businesses
Business and Professions Code § 16100 et seq.
Automatic checkout systems
Civil Code § 7100 et seq.
Charitable solicitations
Business and Professions Code § 17510 et seq.
Commercial filming
Government Code § 65850.1
Community antenna TV systems
Government Code § 53066 et seq.
Gambling Control Act
Business and Professions Code § 19800 et seq.
Massage parlors
Government Code § 51030 et seq.
Private Investigator Act
Business and Professions Code § 7512 et seq
Taxicabs and other vehicles for hire
Vehicle Code §§ 16500 et seq., 21100, 21112 and Government Code § 53075.5
Animals
Animals generally
Food and Agriculture Code § 16301 et seq.
Dogs
Government Code § 25803 and Food and Agricultural Code § 30501 et seq.
Potentially dangerous and vicious dogs
Food and Agricultural Code § 31601 et seq.
County authority to adopt or enforce its own program for the control of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs
Food and Agricultural Code § 31683
Rabies control
Health and Safety Code § 121575 et seq.
Cruelty to animals and related offenses
Penal Code §§ 596 through 600.5
Health and Safety
County health administration
Health and Safety Code § 101025 et seq.
Garbage and refuse disposal
Public Resources Code § 49000 et seq. and Government Code § 25820 et seq.
Fire prevention
Health and Safety Code § 13000 et seq.
Abatement of hazardous weeds and rubbish
Health and Safety Code § 14875 et seq.
Authority to abate nuisances
Government Code § 25845 and Penal Code § 370 et seq.
Graffiti abatement
Government Code § 38772 and Penal Code § 594.5
County authority to declare and abate weed, rubbish, and other dangerous or injurious nuisance materials from property
Government Code § 25213
Littering
Penal Code §§ 374 through 374.8
Smoking—Places of Employment
Labor Code § 6404.5
California Indoor Clean Air Act of 1976
Health and Safety Code § 118875 et seq.
Public Peace, Morals and Welfare
Crimes against religion and conscience, and other offenses against good morals
Penal Code § 302 et seq.
Obscenity
Penal Code § 311 et seq.
Material harmful to minors
Penal Code § 313 et seq.
Indecent exposure, obscene exhibitions, and bawdy and other disorderly houses
Penal Code § 314 et seq.
Crimes against the public peace
Penal Code § 403 et seq.
Authority of board of supervisors to prohibit and prevent unnecessary firing and discharge of firearms in public places
Government Code § 25840
Vehicles and Traffic
Rules of the Road
Vehicle Code § 21000 et seq.
Local traffic rules and regulations
Vehicle Code § 21100 et seq.
Traffic signs, signals and markings
Vehicle Code § 21350 et seq.
Driving on right side of road, overtaking and passing
Vehicle Code § 21650 et seq.
Right-of-way
Vehicle Code § 21800 et seq.
Pedestrians' rights and duties
Vehicle Code § 21949 et seq.
Turning, stopping and turning signals
Vehicle Code § 22100 et seq.
Vehicle speed
Vehicle Code § 22348 et seq.
Special stops required
Vehicle Code § 22450 et seq.
Stopping, standing and parking
Vehicle Code § 22500 et seq.
Bicycles
Vehicle Code §§ 21200 et seq. and 39000 et seq.
Vehicle size, weight and load
Vehicle Code § 35000 et seq.
Penalties
Vehicle Code § 42000 et seq.
Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
General supervision, regulation, management, and control of the county highways by board of supervisors
Streets and Highways Code § 900 et seq.
Construction of sidewalks and curbs
Streets and Highways Code § 5870 et seq.
Care and protection of county highways
Streets and Highways Code § 1450 et seq.
Road districts
Government Code § 25200 and Streets and Highways Code § 1020 et seq.
County parks
Public Resources Code §§ 5150 et seq. and 5301 et seq.
Advertising displays
Business and Professions Code §§ 5229 through 5231
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972
Streets and Highways Code § 22500 et seq.
Underground utility districts
Streets and Highways Code § 5896.1 et seq.
County Service Area Law
Government Code § 25210 et seq.
Public Services
County water systems
Government Code §§ 25690 et seq.
County sewers
Government Code § 25820 et seq. and Health and Safety Code § 5470 et seq.
Water wells
Water Code § 13700 et seq.
Buildings and Construction
State Housing Law
Health and Safety Code § 17910 et seq.
California Building Standards Law
Health and Safety Code § 18901 et seq.
Authority of county to adopt ordinances that regulate signs and billboards
Government Code § 65850(b)
Outdoor Advertising Act
Business and Professions Code § 5200 et seq.
Mobilehome Parks Act
Health and Safety Code § 18200 et seq.
Inspection warrants
Code of Civil Procedure § 1822.50 et seq.
Subdivisions
Subdivision Map Act
Government Code § 66410 et seq.
Zoning
Planning and Zoning Law
Government Code § 65000 et seq.
Local authority to regulate land use
Government Code § 65850
Local zoning administration
Government Code § 65900 et seq.
Open-space zoning
Government Code § 65910 et seq.
Family day care homes
Health and Safety Code § 1597.30 et seq.
Environmental Protection
California Environmental Quality Act
Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.
California Noise Control Act of 1973
Health and Safety Code § 46000 et seq.