{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"369.5","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 369.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS [367. - 389.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [367. - 369.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 13.   Effective January 1, 1993.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A partnership or other unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may sue and be sued in the name it has assumed or by which it is known.</p><p>(b) A member of the partnership or other unincorporated association may be joined as a party in an action against the unincorporated association. If service of process is made on the member as an individual, whether or not the member is also served as a person upon whom service is made on behalf of the unincorporated association, a judgment against the member based on the member’s personal liability may be obtained in the action, whether the liability is joint, joint and several, or several.</p>","text":"(a) A partnership or other unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may sue and be sued in the name it has assumed or by which it is known. (b) A member of the partnership or other unincorporated association may be joined as a party in an action against the unincorporated association. If service of process is made on the member as an individual, whether or not the member is also served as a person upon whom service is made on behalf of the unincorporated association, a judgment against the member based on the member’s personal liability may be obtained in the action, whether the liability is joint, joint and several, or several.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/general-provisions-369-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}