Code of Civil Procedure § 416.40

ARTICLE 4. Persons Upon Whom Summons May Be Served

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 416.40Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.

A summons may be served on an unincorporated association (including a partnership) by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint:

(a) If the association is a general or limited partnership, to the person designated as agent for service of process in a statement filed with the Secretary of State or to a general partner or the general manager of the partnership;

(b) If the association is not a general or limited partnership, to the person designated as agent for service of process in a statement filed with the Secretary of State or to the president or other head of the association, a vice president, a secretary or assistant secretary, a treasurer or assistant treasurer, a general manager, or a person authorized by the association to receive service of process;