California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12542

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 102. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.

The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such property. In those proceedings counsel so employed have the authority of the Attorney General.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 12542 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-6-attorney-general/article-3-escheated-property/section-12542

Other sections in Article 3 - Escheated Property

§ 12540§ 12541§ 12542§ 12543§ 12544

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