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.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 262.1
Of Ministerial Officers Generally
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Forro Precision, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp. (1982)
Most recently applied in 650 F. Supp. 2d 1094 - Martin v. County of San Diego (October 2009)
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.