Section 24102 Of Chapter 3. Deputies From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
24102
. (a) An appointee shall not act as deputy until:
(1) A written appointment by the deputy's principal is filed with
the county clerk.
(2) A copy of the appointment is filed with the county auditor, if
the auditor has so requested.
(3) The deputy has taken the oath of office.
(b) In its discretion, the board of supervisors of a county may
require every appointed deputy of that county who legally changes his
or her name, delegated authority, or department, within 10 days from
the date of the change, to file a new appointment in the same manner
as the original filing. The county may maintain a record of each
person so required to file a new oath of office indicating whether or
not the person has complied. Any record maintained pursuant to this
subdivision is a public record subject to disclosure under the
California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
6250) of Division 7 of Title 1).
(c) A revocation of the appointment of any deputy shall be made
and filed in the same manner as the appointment.
(d) Five years after the date of revocation of appointment of a
deputy, the written oath of office subscribed to by such deputy may
be destroyed and no reproduction thereof need be made or preserved.