Section 970 Of Article 4. Administration From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The board of supervisors of each county may, but is not
required to, appoint, prescribe the qualifications of, and fix the
compensation of an officer to be titled "county veterans service
officer." The appointee shall be a veteran.
(b) It shall be the duty of the county veterans service officer to
administer the aid provided for in this chapter, to investigate all
claims, applications, or requests for aid made pursuant to the terms
of this chapter, and to perform any other veteran related services as
requested by the county board of supervisors.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), two or more counties may
jointly establish a single county veterans service office which shall
serve all the counties that agree to the joint establishment of that
office.