Veh. Code, § 17455 · Article 4. Service of Process
Veh. Code, § 17455
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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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=17455.
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