{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12553","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12553","heading":"","body":"If a district attorney is disqualified to conduct any criminal prosecution within the county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel to conduct the prosecution. The attorney’s fee in such case is a legal charge against the State.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","CHAPTER 6. Attorney General [12500. - 12661.]","ARTICLE 4. Supervision of District Attorneys [12550. - 12553.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a34056009ff0bc441fa9b90455ab7e1fa35d514e11d5d722f1c2aaacdfdc2766","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12552","next":"us-ca/gov-12560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}