Government Code section 26685

Whenever any action is brought against any sheriff, all deputies and employees of the sheriff employed under any civil service or merit system upon whose negligence, wilful or wrongful act, or other default the action is based are necessary parties defendant.

Source: Section 26685, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26685. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_26685

Original Source: Section 26685, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=26685. (last accessed May 12, 2025).