Pursuant to the provision of Section 6300 et seq., of the Business and Professions Code, a law library is established for the county of Placer, and all acts heretofore taken by the board of trustees of the Placer County Law Library, under color of Chapter 225 of Statutes 1891, and subsequent amendments thereto, relating to the establishment of county law libraries, are confirmed, validated and declared legally effective.
(Prior code § 1.40)
A. 
Pursuant to the authorization of Penal Code Section 384(a), the sheriff of the county of Placer is empowered to file written permits from the owners of land from which Christmas trees are removed and to charge $10 for the filing of each such permit and a one dollar ($1.00) nonrefundable charge for each transportation tag issued.
B. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, tree permits and tags shall be issued free to any school, church, charitable or other benevolent organization where 50% or more of the receipts shall be appropriated to nonprofit benevolent purposes. Prior to the issuance of the permits and tags, the sheriff shall require proof that the applicant has all business licenses required by Chapter 5 of this code.
(Prior code § 2.50)
A. 
1. 
The sheriff is authorized to charge a maximum processing fee of $120 for a new and $45 for a renewed, concealed weapons permit as determined by Section 12054 of the Penal Code, but in no event is the sheriff authorized to charge more than the maximum allowable amount as set forth in that section and other relevant sections of state law. The new concealed weapons permit is $100 plus $20 for the cost of the LiveScan fingerprint processing.
2. 
In addition the sheriff is authorized to charge a maximum of $25 for any modification to a current permit, or to provide a duplicate permit. The renewal fee is $25 plus $20 for the cost of the LiveScan fingerprint processing.
B. 
The sheriff is also authorized to charge fees for fingerprinting, interviewing, and background checks when processing concealed weapon permit applications as provided in Article 2.124 of this code.
C. 
All fees in this section are nonrefundable.
(Prior code § 2.52; Ord. 5006-B, 1999; Ord. 5320-B, 2004; Ord. 5518-B § 1, 2008; Ord. 5646-B § 1, 2011)
A. 
Each member of the grand jury, sitting as a civil grand jury, shall receive a maximum of $40 for each day attending a full panel and/or committee meeting up to a total of 12 days per month, and a maximum of $40 for each day in attendance while sitting as a criminal grand jury on indictments brought to the grand jury by the district attorney or the attorney general.
B. 
Each member of the grand jury shall also be eligible to receive a maximum of $40 for each day attending required training up to a total of two days per annual juror term.
C. 
Grand jury members serving in the role of foreperson, foreperson pro tem, full panel secretary or office manager, as the same are defined in the "Placer County Grand Jury Handbook," shall also be eligible to receive $40 per non-meeting day for full panel or committee meeting preparation and/or administrative duties up to a total of five days per month.
D. 
Each member of the grand jury shall receive, for each mile actually traveled in attendance as a grand juror, reimbursement based on and limited to the non-taxable rate permitted by the internal revenue service.
E. 
No member of the grand jury shall receive mileage reimbursement for miles traveled outside the county unless authorized in advance by the court executive officer or advising superior court judge.
(Prior code § 2.2600; Ord. 6120-B § 1, 2022; Ord. 6280-B, 9/10/2024)
Pursuant to the provisions of Placer County Charter Section 301 and Government Code Section 24308, the functions of the public administrator shall be performed by the director of the health and human services adult system of care division. The public administrator shall provide the specially trained, experienced, and competent staff to perform such special services. The public administrator is authorized to make budgeted expenditures in support of investigation and litigation of decedent estate cases that are within its jurisdiction. The county counsel shall provide all necessary legal services for the public administrator.
(Prior code § 2.2800; Ord. 5011-B (Exh. A), 2000; Ord. 5863-B § 3, 2017)
The functions of the public guardian shall be performed by the director of the health and human services adult system of care division. The public guardian shall provide the specially trained, experienced, and competent staff to perform such special services. The public guardian is authorized to make budgeted expenditures in support of investigation and litigation of any proceedings under the provisions of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code that are within its jurisdiction. The county counsel shall provide all necessary legal services pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5114 but not as cross-referenced in Sections 5300 through 5309. Should the county counsel and district attorney enter into a memorandum of understanding providing for any type of shared presentation at Section 5114 related proceedings, then the provisions of that MOU shall govern the exercise of such duties.
(Ord. 5863-B § 4, 2017)