Legal Opinion
PEOPLE EX REL. KERR v. County of Orange
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 2003No. G031750PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
I. Introduction
The majority of California’s 58 counties do not have charters. In those counties, the structure of county government is laid out in various statutes enacted by the Legislature and found in the state Government Code. Thirteen counties, not counting Orange County, do have charters, in which the structure of county government is provided for in the charter itself, subject to certain restrictions in the California Constitution and state statutes.
Orange County is the 14th county with its own charter. However, its charter, adopted with the passage of Measure V in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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