ARTICLE 3. Members [25040. - 25043.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 3.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 25040. Section 25040.

Each member of the board of supervisors shall be elected by the district which he represents, and not at large, except in any county in which supervisorial districts have not been established by law or ordinance, and in which supervisors were on May 17, 1907, required to be elected at large, but from particular wards, the members shall be elected at large and without regard to residence.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 25041. Section 25041.

In all other cases each member shall have been a registered voter of the district which he seeks to represent for at least 30 days immediately preceding the deadline for filing nomination documents for the office of supervisor, and shall reside in the district during his incumbency.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 25042. Section 25042.

Any supervisor who (a) refuses or neglects to perform any duty imposed on him, without just cause, or (b) wilfully violates any law provided for his government as a supervisor, or (c) fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed on him, or (d) wilfully, fraudulently, or corruptly attempts to perform an act as supervisor which is unauthorized by law, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, forfeits to the county five hundred dollars ($500) for every such act, to be recovered on his official bond, and is further liable on his official bond to any person injured thereby for all damages sustained.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 25043. Section 25043.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Disclose” means to have information announced in an open and public meeting and noted in the official records of the board of supervisors. (2) “Family relationship” means a relationship by blood, adoption, marriage, domestic partnership, or cohabitation. (3) “Nonprofit entity” means a nonprofit entity exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), pursuant to Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(5)), or a nonprofit corporation. (b) A member of the board of supervisors shall disclose a known family relationship with an officer or employee of a nonprofit entity before the board of supervisors appropriates money to that nonprofit entity.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026