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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 3§ 19177 County Law Library Cooperation

§ 19177 County Law Library Cooperation

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§ 19177 County Law Library Cooperation

Key Takeaways

  • •Counties can team up with law libraries to share resources.
  • •The county library staff can help run the law library if both sides agree.
  • •The law library pays the county library for this help.

Example

A small town has a public library and a law library, but the law library doesn’t have enough staff.

The town can make a deal where public library workers also help at the law library, and the law library pays the public library for their time.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 19177 County Law Library Cooperation

In any county of this state where a law library exists under the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the board of supervisors of the county may enter into contracts, or agreements with the board of law library trustees of the law library for the cooperation of the law library and the county free library, and, in that connection, may contract or agree with the board of law library trustees of the law library that the county librarian and other employees of the county free library perform the duties required to be done or performed by the officers and employees of the law library for a compensation to be named in the contract or agreement, and to be paid into the county free library fund. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

law libraryboard of supervisorscounty free libraryboard of law library trusteescounty librarian

Related Statutes

  • § 19160 County Library Supervision Rules
  • § 19169 County Library Annual Reports
  • § 19140 County Librarian Appointment
  • § 19148 County Librarian Salary Funding
  • § 19174 County Library Gift Acceptance

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19177.
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