Whenever process is executed, or any act performed by a coroner or elisor, he shall receive a reasonable compensation, to be fixed by the court, to be paid by the plaintiff in case of the summoning of jurors to complete the panel, and by the person or party requiring the service in all other cases in private action. If rendered at the instance of the people, it shall be audited and paid as a county charge.
§ 262.10.Compensation of coroner and elisor; Payment
Title 4. Ministerial Officers of Courts of Justice · Chapter 1. Of Ministerial Officers Generally · Enacted 1951 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentence§ 262.10 entitles a coroner or elisor who executes process or performs another act in place of the sheriff to reasonable compensation set by the court, paid by the plaintiff when summoning jurors to complete a panel, by the requesting party in other private actions, and as a county charge when the service is performed on behalf of the people.
Full Text of § 262.10
Plain-English Summary
Standing in for the sheriff is not unpaid work. § 262.10 gives a coroner or elisor who executes process or performs some other act reasonable compensation, with the court fixing the amount.
Who foots the bill depends on the setting. If the service is summoning jurors to complete a panel, the plaintiff pays. In any other private action, the person or party who required the service pays. But if the coroner or elisor acted at the instance of the people — that is, on behalf of the prosecution — the fee is audited and paid as a county charge instead.
This section closes the loop opened by § 262.6 and § 262.8: once the coroner or an elisor steps in for a disqualified or conflicted sheriff, § 262.10 makes sure that substitute officer gets paid for the work, and settles who is on the hook for the bill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who decides how much a coroner or elisor is paid for executing process?
§ 262.10 has the court fix reasonable compensation for the coroner or elisor’s work.
Who pays a coroner or elisor who acts in a private civil action?
The person or party requiring the service, except that the plaintiff specifically pays when the service is summoning jurors to complete a panel.
What if the coroner or elisor’s work is done on behalf of the people?
§ 262.10 provides that compensation for service rendered at the instance of the people is audited and paid as a county charge.
Amendment History
Added Stats 1951 ch 655 § 14.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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