{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"17455","citation":"Veh. Code, § 17455","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000. - 17714.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Vehicles [17000. - 17463.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-9/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Service of Process [17450. - 17463.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-9/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A notice of service and a copy of the summons and complaint shall be forthwith sent by registered mail by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant. Personal service of the notice and a copy of the summons and complaint upon the defendant wherever found outside this State shall be the equivalent of service by mail.</p>","text":"A notice of service and a copy of the summons and complaint shall be forthwith sent by registered mail by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant. Personal service of the notice and a copy of the summons and complaint upon the defendant wherever found outside this State shall be the equivalent of service by mail.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/service-of-process-17455","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}