§ 500. County attorney; term.
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§ 500. County attorney; term. 1. The board of supervisors of each
county shall appoint a resident attorney-at-law as county attorney for
the term of office for which the then members of such board were
elected. In any county having no resident attorney-at-law available, the
board of supervisors may employ an attorney-at-law residing in another
county.
2. The head of any county legal department created under the
provisions of this chapter shall have and exercise all the powers and
duties of the county attorney.