Gov. Code, § 16707 · Chapter 3. Duplicate Bonds
Gov. Code, § 16707
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Every new instrument and every coupon of any instrument so issued shall state upon its face the number and denomination of the instrument for which it is issued; that it is issued in the place of the instrument claimed to have been lost or destroyed; that it is issued as a duplicate; and that if both the original and duplicate instruments are presented to and paid by the Treasurer, he shall not be held responsible for the duplicate payment but may rely on the security given.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 120.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=16707.
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