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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial Council shall create a statewide form or forms to be used by litigants in civil actions or proceedings to request service of process or notice by a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office.
(b) A marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall accept an electronic signature and shall not require an original or wet signature on the form or forms created pursuant to this section.
(c) The Judicial Council form or forms shall do all of the following:
(1) Require the name, address, and description of the person to be served and the signature of the litigant requesting service, or their attorney of record, and may require any other pertinent information for service.
(2) Indicate on the form which fields on the form, if any, are required.
(3) Allow the litigant's or their attorney of record's signature to be made electronically.
(d) Upon completion of the forms described in subdivision (a), requests to a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, to serve a notice or other process pursuant to Section 26666 shall be made on the Judicial Council form or forms. No sheriff or marshal, including their department or office, shall require completion of a form or request other than the Judicial Council form or forms described in this section.
(e) Pursuant to Section 7927.430, the Judicial Council form or forms and the information contained therein shall not be subject to disclosure and shall be kept confidential.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Government Code - GOV § 26666.10 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/government-code/gov-sect-26666-10/
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