Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 10 The Office of Public

Sections: Qualifications. Authorization.

2410-1. Qualifications. (a) The office of Public Defender of the County of Humboldt shall be created and be filled by appointment of the Board of Supervisors of an attorney at law licensed to practice in all the courts of the State of California, said attorney to be so licensed for at least one (1) year immediately preceding his/her appointment pursuant to Government Code §§ 27200 et seq. (Ord. 2308, § 5, 9/23/2003) (b) The attorney at law appointed to said office of Public Defender shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to their appointment. (Ord. 316, §§ 1 & 2, 6/7/1954) 2410-2. Authorization. The Public Defender so appointed by said Board shall serve in the capacity of Public Defender of said County pursuant to § 27700 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California and shall further serve in his/her capacity of Public Defender pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 316, § 4, 6/7/1954; Ord. 2308, § 5, 9/23/2003) § 2411-1 through 2411-4.