§2.09 Service on Corporation or Entity

To verify that service on a corporation or other entity was proper, refer to the following statutes:

• For service on domestic corporations, see CCP §416.10.
• For service on foreign corporations, see Corp C §§2110, 2111.
• For service on unincorporated associations, see CCP §416.40.
• For service on public entities, see CCP §416.50.

Claim and order forms may also be served on a corporation or other entity, including a public entity, through substituted service; that is, a copy may be left during usual office hours at

• the office of the entity, or
• if no physical address is known, at the entity’s usual mailing address, other than a U.S. Postal Service post office box, with the person who is apparently in charge of the place. [CCP §§116.340(a)(3), 415.20(a).] Methods for serving businesses are outlined in form SC-104C.

For service to be completed, a copy of the claim and order must be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the person to be served at the place where a copy of the claim was left. When service is effected by leaving a copy at a mailing address, it must be left with a person at least 18 years of age, and that person must be informed of its contents. [CCP §§116.340(a)(3), 415.20(a).]

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