California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 415.50

CCP § 415.50 Effective Jan 1, 2004Title 5 · Part 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A summons may be served by publication if upon affidavit it appears to the satisfaction of the court in which the action is pending that the party to be served cannot with reasonable diligence be served in another manner specified in this article and that either:

(1)A cause of action exists against the party upon whom service is to be made or he or she is a necessary or proper party to the action.

(2)The party to be served has or claims an interest in real or personal property in this state that is subject to the jurisdiction of the court or the relief demanded in the action consists wholly or in part in excluding the party from any interest in the property.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.