ARTICLE 1. Location of County Seats [23600 - 23658]
( Article 1 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424. )
The county seats of the respective counties of the state, as fixed by law and designated in this article, are declared to be the county seats of the respective counties. In any case where a county seat is an incorporated city, it includes all territory heretofore or hereafter annexed to the incorporated city.
The board of supervisors shall designate by resolution an alternative temporary county seat, which may be outside the boundaries of the county, for use in the event of war or enemy-caused disaster, or the imminence thereof, but real property outside the boundaries of the county shall not be purchased by a county for use as a temporary county seat. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the appropriate county officials in that county and the alternative county. A different temporary county seat may be so designated at any time as circumstances indicate the desirability of such a change.
The board, and any county officer or agency as directed by the board, shall provide such facilities of any kind at the temporary county seat as appear desirable for the functioning of the government of the county at the temporary county seat in the event that it becomes necessary, pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
The county seat of Alameda is Oakland.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Alpine is Markleeville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Amador is Jackson.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Butte is Oroville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Calaveras is San Andreas.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Colusa is Colusa.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Contra Costa is Martinez.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Del Norte is Crescent City.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of El Dorado is Placerville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Fresno is Fresno.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Glenn is Willows.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Humboldt is Eureka.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Imperial is El Centro.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Inyo is Independence.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Kern is Bakersfield.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Kings is Hanford.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Lake is Lakeport.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Lassen is Susanville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Los Angeles is Los Angeles.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Madera is Madera.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Marin is San Rafael.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Mariposa is Mariposa.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Mendocino is Ukiah.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Merced is Merced.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Modoc is Alturas.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Mono is Bridgeport.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Monterey is Salinas.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Napa is Napa.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Nevada is Nevada City.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Orange is Santa Ana.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Placer is Auburn.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Plumas is Quincy.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Riverside is Riverside.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Sacramento is Sacramento.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Benito is Hollister.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Bernardino is San Bernardino.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Diego is San Diego.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Francisco City and County is San Francisco.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Mateo is Redwood City.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Joaquin is Stockton.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of San Luis Obispo is San Luis Obispo.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Santa Clara is San Jose.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Santa Cruz is Santa Cruz.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Shasta is Redding.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Sierra is Downieville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Siskiyou is Yreka.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Solano is Fairfield.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Sonoma is Santa Rosa.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Stanislaus is Modesto.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Sutter is Yuba City.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Tehama is Red Bluff.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Trinity is Weaverville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Tulare is Visalia.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Tuolumne is Sonora.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Ventura is San Buenaventura.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Yolo is Woodland.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
The county seat of Yuba is Marysville.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)