California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26609

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

The sheriff shall certify upon process or notices the manner and time of service, or if he fails to make service, the reason of his failure, and return the process or notices without delay.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 26609 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-3-other-officers/chapter-2-sheriff/article-1-duties/section-26609

Other sections in Article 1 - Duties

§ 26600§ 26601§ 26602§ 26604§ 26605§ 26605.1§ 26605.5§ 26605.6§ 26605.7§ 26605.8…§ 26610§ 26611§ 26612§ 26613§ 26614§ 26614.5§ 26614.6§ 26614.7§ 26615§ 26616

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