California Government Code 960.8 – Service of process in an action or proceeding against a public agency …
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Service of process in an action or proceeding against a public agency may be made in conformity with the information contained in the statement in the Registry of Public Agencies pertaining to that public agency which is on file at the time of that service. Service in this manner, if otherwise made in compliance with law, constitutes personal service upon the public agency.
As used in this section, “statement in the Registry of Public Agencies” means the statement or amended statement in the Registry of Public Agencies in the office of the Secretary of State or in the office of the county clerk of any county in which that statement or amended statement is on file.
Terms Used In California Government Code 960.8
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
- public agency: has the meaning given that term by Section 53050. See California Government Code 960
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 329, Sec. 5. (SB 780) Effective January 1, 2020.)