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From July 1, 2025: mandatory electronic service for represented parties in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types (not Civil Restraining Order Cases), with exemption requests on EFS-007-CV and EFS-008-CV and the email address provided on the first electronic filing (EFS-010 for changes); consent to electronic service on EFS-005-CV for self-represented parties and in Family Law and Civil Restraining Order Cases; and another EFS-005-CV from self-represented civil and probate parties, and from family law parties, who consented before July 1, 2025.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ELECTRONIC SERVICE IN CIVIL, PROBATE AND FAMILY LAW CASES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 25.04 Beginning July 1, 2025, the Ventura Superior Court will implement electronic service in Civil, Probate, and Family Law cases, allowing for faster and more efficient delivery of documents, including documents sent by the Court. Under California Rule of Court 2.251 and Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, electronic service is legally equivalent to service by mail, express mail, overnight delivery, or fax transmission. 1) Civil and Probate Cases – Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, rule 2.251(e), the Court ORDERS mandatory electronic service for represented parties in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types except in those circumstances when personal service is required by law or where a party is self-represented. The mandatory electronic service requirement does not apply to Civil Restraining Order Cases (i.e., harassment, workplace violence, retail crime, elder abuse, school violence, and gun violence). Self-represented parties are exempt from mandatory electronic service and must affirmatively consent to electronic service by filing and serving a Consent to Electronic Service and Notice of Electronic Service (Judicial Council form EFS-005-CV). Self-represented litigants are encouraged to consent to electronic service for efficient and faster service of documents. a. Any party subject to mandatory electronic service may request to be excused from the requirement and may be permitted to serve documents by conventional means if the party shows undue hardship or significant prejudice. (Code Civ. Proc. §1010.6(g)(3).) A party making such a request shall submit a Request for Exemption From Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service (Judicial Council form EFS-007-CV) and a proposed Order of Exemption from Electronic Filing and Service (Judicial Council form EFS-008-CV.) b. Each party required to serve and accept service of documents electronically must provide an email address for service on the first occasion that the party files any paper electronically. (See Cal. Rule of Court, 2.111(1) requiring email on first page). Any party subject to mandatory electronic service who has not provided an email address to the Court must do so forthwith by filing and serving a Notice of Change of Electronic Service Address (Judicial Council form EFS-010) or a self-drafted form. A party whose electronic service address changes must promptly notify the Court and all parties by electronically filing a notice of change of electronic service address. (See Judicial Council form EFS-010, Notice of Change of Electronic Service Address). 2) Family Law and Civil Restraining Order Cases - Represented parties and self-represented parties may consent to electronic service in Family Law cases and Civil Restraining Order Cases by filing and serving a Consent to Electronic Service and Notice of Electronic Service (Judicial Council form EFS-005-CV). A party who consents to electronic service and whose address changes must promptly notify the Court and all parties by electronically filing a notice of change of electronic service address. (See Judicial Council form EFS-010, Notice of Change of Electronic Address). 3) Prior Consent to Electronic Service – Prior to July 1, 2025, the Court did not serve notices or other documents electronically. Accordingly, in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate cases, self-represented parties who submitted a Consent to Electronic Service and Notice of Electronic Service (Judicial Council form EFS-005-CV) before July 1, 2025, must submit another EFS-005-CV form in order to express affirmative consent to electronic service from the Court. In Family Law cases, both represented and self-represented parties who submitted a Consent to Electronic Service and Notice of Electronic Service (Judicial Council form EFS-005-CV) before July 1, 2025, must submit another EFS-005-CV form in order to express affirmative consent to electronic service from the Court. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS IN EFFECT UNTIL OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 27, 2025 Ryan J. Wright Presiding Judge (Acting) Superior Court of California, County of Ventura ELECTRONIC SERVICE IN CIVIL, PROBATE AND FAMILY LAW CASE TYPES Administrative Order 25.04 [The clerk's filed stamp, upper right of page 1, reads "VENTURA SUPERIOR COURT FILED JUN 27 2025 K. BIEKER Executive Officer and Clerk BY: (signed) Deputy". The order is signed above the printed name. The caption is set cell by cell (the left box, then the right box); the right box and the closing paragraph print in bold. The headings "Civil and Probate Cases", "Family Law and Civil Restraining Order Cases" and "Prior Consent to Electronic Service" are underlined; the Judicial Council form titles are italicized. The caption box prints "CASES" and the running footer "CASE TYPES". The running footer "ELECTRONIC SERVICE IN CIVIL, PROBATE AND FAMILY LAW CASE TYPES / Administrative Order 25.04" is transcribed once; page numbers and pleading line numbers are omitted.]
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF VENTURA ELECTRONIC SERVICE IN CIVIL, PROBATE AND FAMILY LAW CASES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 25.04 Beginning July 1, 2025, the Ventura Superior Court will implement electronic service in Civil, Probate, and Family Law cases, allowing for faster and more efficient delivery of documents, including documents sent by the Court. Under California
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Ventura build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-ventura/docs/ao_25-04_electronic_service_in_civil_probate_family_law_cases.pdf (169437 bytes, sha256 6bc1eec6ae87d7649181b676e53fd0ac8bfa70470dcc0427e13754f216a7bd57; 3 pages) - transcribed by eye from the rendered page images (200 dpi), every page read against its image; RapidOCR's reading of each page, a line-strip reading (each printed line read alone) and the file's own text layer where it has one served only as second readers - every six-word window of the transcription was looked up in them and every miss read on the page image (custody vision/check-log.md); captions set cell by cell, pleading line numbers omitted, running footers transcribed once, handwritten fills in place, with a closing bracketed note; a signature itself is not transcribed. Review note: Signed by Ryan J. Wright as Presiding Judge (Acting), June 27, 2025. The caption reads “CASES”, the running footer “CASE TYPES”.
A document that may be served by mail, express mail, overnight delivery or fax may be served electronically under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6; a party consents by serving and filing a notice with its electronic service address or by affirmative consent through the court's electronic filing system or service provider (form EFS-005-CV); a court may require electronic service by local rule or order, and a party required to file electronically must also serve and accept service electronically except as to parties, including self-represented parties, who are not required to; parties must promptly notify the court and all parties of a change of electronic service address; service is complete as section 1010.6 provides (on transmission or notification when a provider is used); proof of electronic service is made under section 1013b, and proof of service of moving papers must be filed at least five court days before the hearing.
3 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Lake County – Self-Help Center — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.