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Cal. Penal Code § 4013

County Jails

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 173 Cal. App. 4th 852 - Sakaguchi v. Sakaguchi (2009)

Most recently applied in 173 Cal. App. 4th 852 - Sakaguchi v. Sakaguchi (April 2009)

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 255, Sec. 1

(a) A warden, sheriff, or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to an incarcerated person in the custody of the warden, sheriff, or jailer, is served, shall forthwith deliver the paper to the incarcerated person, with a note thereon of the time of its service. The warden, sheriff, or jailer is liable to the incarcerated person for all damages occasioned thereby for neglecting to do so.

(b) Service directed to a person who is incarcerated within any institution in this state may be served by any person who may lawfully serve process.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.