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Code of Civil Procedure § 262.1

CHAPTER 1. Of Ministerial Officers Generally

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 262.1Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.

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.