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California Government Code Section 24105

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If the office of any of the county officers enumerated in
Section 24000 of this code is vacant the duties of such office may be
temporarily discharged by a chief deputy, assistant or deputy of
such officer, as the case may be, next in authority to such county
officer in office at the time the vacancy occurs, with like authority
and subject to the same obligations and penalties as such county
officer, until the vacancy in the office is filled in the manner
provided by law; provided that if the vacancy occurs in the office of
sheriff, the duties of such office shall be discharged by the
undersheriff, or if that position is vacant, by the assistant
sheriff, or if that position is also vacant, by the chief deputy next
in line of authority.

Last modified: January 12, 2009