{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"262.1","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 262.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE [35. - 286.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 4. MINISTERIAL OFFICERS OF COURTS OF JUSTICE [262. - 274a.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Of Ministerial Officers Generally [262. - 262.11.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-4/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/of-ministerial-officers-generally-262-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}