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SB-984 Service of process: time.(2009-2010)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 415.11 is added to the Code of Civil Procedure, to read:

415.11.
 (a) The first attempt to personally serve a summons and complaint that initiates an action shall be made between the hours of seven in the morning and eight in the evening, subject to Section 415.95.
(b) Service of a summons in violation of this section shall be valid and effective.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2014, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2014, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to ensure that service of process is performed in a manner that does not interfere with a homeowner’s expectations of privacy and freedom from harassment, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.