The Consumer Protection Division is administered by the County of Santa Clara in California. It monitors and protects a range of basic human needs, including safe food, water and sewage disposal. The division offers food safety programs that focus on all retail food facilities in the county to ensure a safe food supply. The Consumer Protection Division surveys restaurants, markets, bakeries, liquor stores, bars, catering trucks, hot dog carts, ice cream parlors, produce vehicles, food vending machines and eatery services at fairs and festivals. It provides disaster preparedness information to the public regarding the safe storage of emergency food and water supplies, as well as the safe disposal of sewage following a catastrophic event. The division investigates the complaints of excessive noise from commercial and residential sources within unincorporated areas of the county. The Consumer Protection Division additionally offers housing services and issues smoking ordinances.
Established in 1961, Contra Costa County Counsel serves as a civil legal advisor. Based in Martinez, Calif., the county counsel is the attorney for the county, including the board of supervisors and certain special districts. Additionally, it is a public law office focused in a diverse civil practice. Costa County Counsel operates a number of divisions, such as general litigation, civil litigation and juvenile dependency division, to name a few. The county serves offices, departments, boards, commissions, schools and other public entities in the County.
The Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender provides legal services to its clients. It provides legal representation for persons accused of crimes in the unified courts in Contra Costa County of California when the accused is financially unable to retain private counsel. Its practice areas include felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile delinquency and dependency cases. Attorneys assigned to a felony caseload handle various aspects of the cases, including plea negotiations, preliminary hearings, motions and jury trials. Attorneys in the juvenile dependency unit represent parents who are alleged to have abused and neglected their children. The Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender is located in Martinez, Calif.
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