Cal. Codes » Government Code / TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA / DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT / PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS / CHAPTER 6. Attorney General / ARTICLE 5. Supervision of Sheriffs
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Cal. Government Code § 12561 (2026)

Supervision of Sheriffs

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Whenever the Attorney General deems it necessary in the public interest, the Attorney General may appoint some competent person to perform the duties of sheriff with respect to the investigation or detection of a particular crime and cause the arrest of persons in connection therewith. Any person so appointed has all the powers of a sheriff with respect to the particular matter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2004 · leading case: Venegas v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 87 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2004).
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Venegas v. Cnty. of Los Angeles, 87 P.3d 1 (Cal. 2004). “V, § 13), which includes the power to appoint a person “to perform the duties of sheriff with respect to the investigation or detection of a particular crime” (Gov. Code, § 12561). How often, if ever, this theoretical power is exercised is unclear, but in the vast majority of…”
Thomas Brewster v. Shasta Cnty., 275 F.3d 803 (9th Cir. 2001). “Code § 12560 (giving the Attorney General the power to require written reports concerning the investigation, detection, and punishment of crime in the county); Cal. Gov. Code § 12561 (giving the Attorney General the power to appoint persons to perform the duties of sheriffs with…”
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