ARTICLE 2. Mandatory Time for Service of Summons [583.210. - 583.250.]

Article 2 added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1705, Sec. 5.

§§ 583.210–583.250 · 5 sections

• § 583.210 (a) The summons and complaint shall be served upon a defendant within three years after the action is commenced against the defendant. For the purpose of this…
• § 583.220 The time within which service must be made pursuant to this article does not apply if the defendant enters into a stipulation in writing or does another act…
• § 583.230 The parties may extend the time within which service must be made pursuant to this article by the following means: (a) By written stipulation. The stipulation…
• § 583.240 In computing the time within which service must be made pursuant to this article, there shall be excluded the time during which any of the following conditions…
• § 583.250 (a) If service is not made in an action within the time prescribed in this article: (1) The action shall not be further prosecuted and no further proceedings…