California · Government Code
GOV §1851: If any person, including a former incumbent, refuses or neglects to deliver to the actual incumbent any such books or papers, the actual incumbent may petition any court of record sitting in the count
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If any person, including a former incumbent, refuses or neglects to deliver to the actual incumbent any such books or papers, the actual incumbent may petition any court of record sitting in the county where the person so refusing or neglecting resides, or any judge of the superior court residing therein.
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