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RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE
- Contra Costa County Bar Referral Service for a referral to a private attorney: https://www.cccba.org/for-the-community/find-a-lawyer/ or (925) 686-6900
- Contra Costa County Superior Court Self-Help Center: https://www.cc-courts.org/self-help/welcome.aspx
- Contra Costa County Bay Area Legal Aid: www.baylegal.org/offices/contra-costa or 510-233-9954; Legal Advice Hotline: 800-551-5554
- Contra Costa Senior Legal Services: https://www.ccsls.org/ or 925-609-7900
- California Courts Online Self-Help Center: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp
- ECHO Housing: www.echofairhousing.org
- State Bar of California's free legal information and online publications: http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Free-Legal-Information
- The Contra Costa Center for Human Development has dispute resolution programs available: https://chd-prevention.org/ or 925-687-8844
RESOURCES RELATED TO CRIMINAL LAW
- The City Attorney’s Office does not prosecute criminal activity. For information about criminal matters, please contact the District Attorney’s Office at: (925) 957-2200 or https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/7284/District-Attorney
- The California Victim Compensation Board is a state program dedicated to providing reimbursement for many crime-related expenses to eligible victims who suffer physical injury or the threat of physical injury as a direct result of a violent crime: http://victims.ca.gov/board/
RESOURCES IN MUNICIPAL LAW
- Click here for the San Pablo Municipal Code.
- California Legislative Information – Review and track California legislation and search current law: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml
- California Resources Agency – Information on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): 2020 CEQA Statutes & Guidelines
- California Attorney General – Chief Law enforcement office of the State: https://oag.ca.gov/
- Fair Political Practices Commission – Information on election and conflict of interest issues: www.fppc.ca.gov/
- California Codes Annotated – Searchable database containing all California statutes: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml
- The City Attorney’s Office does not prosecute criminal activity. For information about criminal matters, please contact the District Attorney’s Office at: (925) 957-2200 or www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/