Section 24004 Of Chapter 1. County Officers From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
24004
. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section
24004.5, a sheriff or clerk, or any of their deputies, shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Practice law or have as a partner a lawyer or anyone who acts
as a lawyer for a collection agency.
(2) Act as a collector or for any collection agency or have as a
partner a collector or anyone who acts as a collector for a
collection agency in the county where he resides and holds office.
(b) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to a reserve
or auxiliary deputy sheriff who is admitted to practice law in this
state. However, a reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff may not
represent any person in any matter concerning an event or transaction
if the reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriff has performed or knows he
will perform any act relating to the event or transaction in
performance of his or her duties as a reserve or auxiliary deputy
sheriff.