(a) Service of process intended for Safe at Home program participants is accepted by the Safe at Home program during regular business hours, excluding state holidays, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time. In-person service shall be made at 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, California 95814. Service by mail shall have the program participant's name and authorization number and be sent to P.O. Box 846, Sacramento, CA 95814.
- (1) The Safe at Home program is not authorized to accept service of process on behalf of individuals who are not program participants in the Safe at Home program.
- (2) The responsibility to inspect documents submitted to Safe at Home for the purpose of serving a participant rest solely on the parties and their attorneys. Safe at Home shall not review pleadings or other papers for compliance with Section 417.10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
- (3) The person being served shall be clearly identified in the documents being served by including the program participant's legal name and their Safe at Home Authorization Number.
- (4) The Safe at Home program shall forward a copy of the summons, writ, notice, demand or process to the Safe at Home program participant's mailing address on file with Safe at Home.
- (5) Safe at Home shall keep a record of all summonses, writs, notices, demands, and processes served, including the time of service and Safe at Home actions taken with respect to the documents served.
- (6) Service of process will be received with pseudonym and authorization number in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 367.3.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 6209 and 6215.9, Government Code. Reference: Sections 6206 and 6215.2, Government Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-3-2020; operative 3-3-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 10).
2. Amendment filed 1-9-2025; operative 4-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 2).