DIVISION 3.5. COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS RESULTING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS 800›PART 1. DEFINITIONS 810-811.9›CHAPTER 4. Special Provisions Relating to Actions Against the State 955-956

§ 955.4

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

Except as provided in Sections 811.9, 955.6, 955.8, and 955.9:

(a) Service of summons in all actions on claims against the state shall be made on the Attorney General.

(b) The Attorney General shall defend all actions on claims against the state.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1007, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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