Merced — Civil Bureau — verbatim text

Merced — /374/Civil-Division¶

Source: https://www.countyofmerced.com/374/Civil-Division

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Civil Bureau

Address

777 W 22nd Street

Merced, CA 95340

Phone: (209) 385-7639

[email protected]

Overview

The Sheriff receives, serves, and executes all civil processes and orders that are accepted for service, in the manner prescribed by California Law.

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Service Requirements

Merced County Sheriff Civil Bureau requires original Instructions to the Sheriff of Merced County complete with physical address where service is to be made & signed by the Plaintiff or his/her Attorney, a copy of the document(s), front and back, for each person to be served.

All documents must be accompanied by the appropriate fee or a certified court-ordered fee waiver. You may make any/all check or money order payments made out to Merced County Sheriff’s Office. All fees are per service. Two defendants equal two services, even if they are at the same address. Please refer to the Civil Bureau Fee Schedule for more information.

For levies and evictions, we require the original writ of execution plus two copies. Please include more copies if you have more than one levy.

All requested services may be mailed to the following address:

Merced County Sheriff’s Office

700 W. 22nd Street

Attn: Civil Bureau

Merced, CA 95340

Civil Bureau Forms

Sheriff's Office

[email protected]

Physical Address

700 W 22nd St.

Merced, CA 95340

Phone: (209) 385-7444