CHAPTER 16. Chief Probation Officer [27770. - 27773.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 16.

in effect

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 27770. Section 27770.

(a) A chief probation officer shall be appointed in every county. He or she shall be nominated by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission of the county in the same manner as the presiding judge, in a county with two judges, or a majority of the judges, in a county with more than two judges, shall prescribe, and shall thereafter be appointed by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The salary for the position shall be established by the board of supervisors of the county. He or she may be removed for good cause as determined by the presiding judge or majority of judges. (b) In counties with charters that provide for appointment and tenure of office for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the charter shall control as to those matters and, in counties that have established or hereafter establish merit or civil service systems governing the methods of appointment and the tenure for the chief probation officer, the provisions of the merit or civil service systems shall control as to those matters. In all other counties, appointment and tenure of the chief probation officer shall be controlled exclusively by the provisions of this code.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 27771. Section 27771.

(a) The chief probation officer shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations imposed on the office by law or by order of the superior court, including the following: (1) Community supervision of offenders subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602 or 1766 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (2) Operation of juvenile halls pursuant to Section 852 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (3) Operation of juvenile camps and ranches established under Section 880 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (4) Community supervision of individuals subject to probation pursuant to conditions imposed under Section 1203 of the Penal Code. (5) Community supervision of individuals subject to mandatory supervision pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. (6) Community supervision of individuals subject to postrelease community supervision pursuant to Section 3451 of the Penal Code. (7) Administration of community-based corrections programming, including, but not limited to, programs authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (8) Serving as chair of the Community Corrections Partnership pursuant to Section 1230 of the Penal Code. (9) Making recommendations to the court, including, but not limited to, pre-sentence investigative reports pursuant to Sections 1203.7 and 1203.10 of the Penal Code. (b) The chief probation officer may perform other duties that are consistent with those enumerated in subdivision (a) and may accept appointment to the Board of State and Community Corrections and collect the per diem authorized by Section 6025.1 of the Penal Code.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 27772. Section 27772.

(a) Except as provided in Section 69906.5, the chief probation officer may appoint deputies, assistants, and other persons, and their compensation shall be established according to the provisions of the county’s merit systems or civil service systems. If no merit systems or civil service systems exist in the county, the board of supervisors shall provide for appointment, removal, and compensation of this personnel. (b) A deputy or assistant to the chief probation officer shall not have authority to act until his or her appointment has been approved by the juvenile justice commission or regional juvenile justice commission and by the presiding judge or majority of judges. The term of office of a deputy or assistant shall expire with the term of the chief probation officer who appointed the deputy or assistant, but the chief probation officer may revoke and terminate the appointment at any time. (c) This section applies in any charter county with a charter establishing the office of chief probation officer or adult probation officer and provides for the appointment of the officer in accordance with general law, subject to the merit system provisions of the charter.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 27773. Section 27773.

The office of chief probation officer shall not be consolidated with any other office, nor shall the services provided by the chief probation officer be integrated with or reorganized into any other office or department of the county.

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