Service of Process [CA]
I am trying to serve a corporation based in California with a lawsuit and have not been able to serve the agent or any officers of the corporation. However, I do have information about someone on the board of directors. Am I allowed to serve board members or when it says "officers or the agent," does that only include the CEO, Secretary, and CFO?
Posted Nov 20, 2017, 8:16 PM UTC
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If you are having trouble serving the Registered Agent, California law allows certain officers to be served
"416.10. A summons may be served on a corporation by delivering a copy of the summons and the complaint by any of the following methods: [...]
(b) To the president, chief executive officer, or other head of the corporation, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a controller or chief financial officer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the corporation to receive service of process."
If you are unable to serve the RA, an appropriate officer, or receive consent, you may effectuate substituted service through the Secretary of State. More information on that may be found here.