Personal Service on a California Corporation
Personal Service on a California Corporation pursuant to CCP § 416.10
A Summons may be served on a corporation by delivering a copy of the Summons and of the Complaint:
(a) To the person designated as agent for service of process as provided by any provision in Section 202, 1502, 2105 or 2107 of the Corporations Code (or Sections 3301 to 3303, inclusive, or Sections 6500 to 6504, inclusive, of the Corporations Code as in effect on December 31, 1976 with respect to corporations to which they remain applicable);
(b) To the president or other head of the corporation, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the corporation to receive service of process;
(c) If the corporation is a bank, to a cashier or assistant cashier or to a person specified in subdivision (a) or (b); or
(d) When authorized by any provision in Section 1701, 1702, 2110 or 2111 of the Corporations Code (or Sections 3301 to 3303, inclusive, or Sections 6500 to 6504, inclusive, of the Corporations Code as in effect on December 31, 1976, with respect to corporations to which they remain applicable), as provided by such provision.
**Note: If you are unable to perform Personal Service as described above, you may alternatively serve by Substituted Service**_
Substituted service on a California Corporation
(a) In lieu of personal delivery of a copy of the Summons and Complaint to the person to be served as specified in Section 416.10, 416.20, 416.30, 416.40, or 416.50, a Summons may be served by leaving a copy of the Summons and Complaint during usual office hours in his or her office or, if no physical address is known, at his or her usual mailing address, other than a United States Postal Service post office box, with the person who is apparently in charge thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the Summons and Complaint by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the Summons and Complaint were left. When service is effected by leaving a copy of the Summons and Complaint at a mailing address, it shall be left with a person at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof. Service of a Summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.
A Summons may be served on a corporation by delivering a copy of the Summons and of the Complaint:
(a) To the person designated as agent for service of process as provided by any provision in Section 202, 1502, 2105 or 2107 of the Corporations Code (or Sections 3301 to 3303, inclusive, or Sections 6500 to 6504, inclusive, of the Corporations Code as in effect on December 31, 1976 with respect to corporations to which they remain applicable);
(b) To the president or other head of the corporation, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the corporation to receive service of process;
(c) If the corporation is a bank, to a cashier or assistant cashier or to a person specified in subdivision (a) or (b); or
(d) When authorized by any provision in Section 1701, 1702, 2110 or 2111 of the Corporations Code (or Sections 3301 to 3303, inclusive, or Sections 6500 to 6504, inclusive, of the Corporations Code as in effect on December 31, 1976, with respect to corporations to which they remain applicable), as provided by such provision.
**Note: If you are unable to perform Personal Service as described above, you may alternatively serve by Substituted Service**_
Substituted service on a California Corporation
(a) In lieu of personal delivery of a copy of the Summons and Complaint to the person to be served as specified in Section 416.10, 416.20, 416.30, 416.40, or 416.50, a Summons may be served by leaving a copy of the Summons and Complaint during usual office hours in his or her office or, if no physical address is known, at his or her usual mailing address, other than a United States Postal Service post office box, with the person who is apparently in charge thereof, and by thereafter mailing a copy of the Summons and Complaint by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the Summons and Complaint were left. When service is effected by leaving a copy of the Summons and Complaint at a mailing address, it shall be left with a person at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof. Service of a Summons in this manner is deemed complete on the 10th day after the mailing.
Updated on: 22/03/2023
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