Butte County Municipal Code Art. VI Constabulary Department

There is hereby created a constabulary department, which shall consist of the sheriff and of all constables in the county, who are hereby made ex officio deputy sheriffs.

The sheriff shall be the executive head of said department, and shall so organize the same as to give the county efficient and effective police protection. Each constable shall be subject to the orders of the sheriff in criminal matters, and in addition to the duties required of them by law, the constables must serve civil process within their respective townships, or elsewhere, when requested by the sheriff to do so.