California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §1953.03: Whenever in any action or special proceeding, civil or criminal, in any court of this State any record is lost, injured, or destroyed by reason of conflagration or other public calamity, and a certifi
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This statute allows a person to petition a court for relief when court records are lost or destroyed by fire or public disaster and certified copies cannot be obtained, requiring the court to provide notice of the application.
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