Gov. Code, § 26666.2 · Article 3. Process and Notices

Gov. Code, § 26666.2

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

Except for the following criteria, a marshal or sheriff, including their department or office, shall not review the substance of a summons, order, or other notice:

(a) The applicable form or forms described in Section 26666.10 are present and required sections, if any, are complete.

(b) A case number appears on the summons, order, or other notice. Blank forms, such as responsive forms, are not required to include a case number.

(c) An order to be served, including a restraining order, bears the signature of the judge, including, but not limited to, a stamp or other endorsement or representation of the signature of a judge, certification of a clerk, or court endorsement or seal, and the information on the order materially matches the information regarding the person to be served on the form or forms described in Section 26666.10.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 417, Sec. 3. (AB 2791) Effective January 1, 2023.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=26666.2.
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Government Code

Gov. Code, § 26666.10Printed as Section 26666.10

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