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TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS 26500-27773›CHAPTER 2. Sheriff 26600-26778›ARTICLE 3. Process and Notices 26660-26666.10

§ 26666.2

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

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.

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

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