4013
Effective Jan 1, 2023Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 255, Sec. 1. (AB 1974) Effective January 1, 2023.
- (a) A warden, sheriff, or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding, directed to an incarcerated person in the custody of the warden, sheriff, or jailer, is served, shall forthwith deliver the paper to the incarcerated person, with a note thereon of the time of its service. The warden, sheriff, or jailer is liable to the incarcerated person for all damages occasioned thereby for neglecting to do so.
- (b) Service directed to a person who is incarcerated within any institution in this state may be served by any person who may lawfully serve process.