Service of a paper, other than process, upon the sheriff may be made by delivering it to him or to one of his deputies, or to a person in charge of the office during office hours, or, if no such person is there, by leaving it in a conspicuous place in the office.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 262.5
Of Ministerial Officers Generally
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 655.
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