Code Civ. Proc., § 262.1 · Chapter 1. Of Ministerial Officers Generally
Code Civ. Proc., § 262.1
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A sheriff or other ministerial officer is justified in the execution of, and shall execute, all process and orders regular on their face and issued by competent authority, whatever may be the defect in the proceedings upon which they were issued.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.
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