California Code, Government Code - GOV § 26666.5

(a) A marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall accept transmission by email, fax, or in-person delivery of the form or forms described in Section 26666.10, and of a summons, order, or other notice to be served in any case in which the court has granted a fee waiver by an order on court fee waiver or the litigant is otherwise exempt from paying fees for service of a summons, order, or other notice under any law, including, but not limited to, subdivision (y) of Section 527.6, subdivision (x) of Section 527.8, or subdivision (x) of Section 527.85 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Division 10 (commencing with Section 6200) of the Family Code, paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 6103.2, Section 26721 or 70617 of the Government Code, Section 18121 of the Penal Code, 34 U.S.C. Sec. 10450(a)(1), or 34 U.S.C. Sec. 10461(c)(1)(D). Any person may deliver the forms for service to the marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, on behalf of a litigant.

(b) A marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall not charge or collect a fee for the electronic transmission of documents described in subdivision (a).

(c) This section shall not be construed to impede a private process server's rights or obligations, including, but not limited to, the ability to serve a summons, order, or other notice as requested by a client.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.