California § 212 - There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees
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§ 212. There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees
There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees be charged by any public officer for his services in filing or serving papers or for the performance of any duty enjoined upon him by this chapter, except where the sheriff transports a person to a state institution. If the judge of the juvenile court orders that a ward or dependent child go to a state institution without being accompanied by an officer or that a ward or dependent child be taken to an institution by the probation officer of the county or parole officer of the institution or by some other suitable person, all expenses necessarily incurred therefor shall be allowed and paid in the same manner and from the same funds as such expenses would be allowed and paid were such transportation effected by the sheriff.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 212 cover?
Section 212 ("There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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