{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-27705","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 27705","heading":"","body":"In counties of the first, second and third classes, the public defender shall devote all his time to the duties of his office and shall not engage in the practice of law except in the capacity of public defender.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 13. Public Defender [27700. - 27711.]"],"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":"df01e6f002391757bcfb33609a068671fc46f842236916634516ef90d67e6c69","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-27704","next":"us-ca/gov-27705.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}