California Labor Code 1694 – If a licensee has departed from the state or has left the …
If a licensee has departed from the state or has left the jurisdiction in which a violation of this chapter is alleged to have occurred with intent to defraud creditors or to avoid service of summons in any action brought under this chapter, service shall be made upon the surety as prescribed in the Code of Civil Procedure. A copy of the summons shall be mailed to the licensee at the last known post office address of his or her residence, as shown by the records of the Labor Commissioner. Service is complete as to the licensee, after mailing, at the expiration of the time prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure for service of summons in the particular court in which suit is brought.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 750, Sec. 5. (SB 1087) Effective January 1, 2015.)
Terms Used In California Labor Code 1694
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Labor Commissioner: means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 21
- Licensee: means a farm labor contractor who holds a valid and unrevoked license under this chapter. See California Labor Code 1682
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22