{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-26609","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 26609","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600. - 26778.]","ARTICLE 1. Duties [26600. - 26616.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"eedeee3e3a304fcb2d6e27baceed7e2a8b090446e4ef24f00f81bf0febc51bc9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-26608.3","next":"us-ca/gov-26610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}