§ 500. County attorney; term. 1. The board of supervisors of each county shall appoint a resident attorney-at-law as county attorney for the term of office for which the then members of such board were elected. In any county having no resident attorney-at-law available, the board of supervisors may employ an attorney-at-law residing in another county.

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2. The head of any county legal department created under the provisions of this chapter shall have and exercise all the powers and duties of the county attorney.