Government Code section 41603

The chief of police shall execute and return all process issued and directed to the chief of police by legal authority.

Source: Section 41603, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=41603. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_41603

Original Source: Section 41603, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=41603. (last accessed May 12, 2025).